Internship & Job Search Resources
There are many websites with internship and job postings on the web. The websites below are suggested starting places. These websites will have new postings every day.
MSU Employment Resources
Join a Listserv
Subscribers of a listserv may receive emails including content (e.g., newsletters, volunteer or internship opportunities, job postings, etc.) pertaining a specific subject matter, for example: FW-JOBS.
Professional Organizations
Professional organization websites typically include a career center for job postings. These resources may be for members only. Examples of professional organizations include:
- American Association of Zoo Keepers
- American Society of Mammalogists
- American Society for Microbiology
- Animal Behavior Society
- Association of Zoos & Aquariums
- Ecological Society of America
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- Genetics Society of America
- Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology
- International Society for Applied Ethology
- International Society for Behavioral Ecology
- National Association of Marine Laboratories
- Oceanic Society
- Ornithological Societies of North America
- Society for Developmental Biology
- Society for Marine Mammalogy
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
- Society for the Study of Evolution
- The American Society for Cell Biology
- The Oceanography Society
- The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology
University Jobs
Search job opportunities listed on the employment website for each individual college/university of interest or use the following research engine:
Non-University Research
- Astra Zeneca
- Battelle
- BioSpace
- Charles River Laboratories
- Covance
- Emergent Biosolutions
- Harlan Laboratories
- Henry Ford Health System
- Michigan Public Health Institute
- MPI Research
- MRI Global
- Neogen Corporation
- Pfizer
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Van Andel Research Institute
- WIL Research Labs
Government
- USAjobs
- Michigan Government Jobs
- Michigan State Police Forensics Laboratory
- National Institutes of Health
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Park Service
- NIH Pathways Recent Graduates Program
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
- Office of Intramural Training & Education
- Office of Naval Research-Naval STEM
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Jobs and Careers
- United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- United States Fish & Wildlife Service
- United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Employment
- United States Geological Survey
- YouthGo
Businesses, Foundations, Organizations, Non-Profits, etc.
- Alaska SeaLife Center
- American Humane Association
- Audubon Nature Institute
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
- Center for Wildlife Rescue, Research and Conservation, Inc.
- Dolphin Quest
- Dolphin Research Center
- Ecology Project International
- Great Lakes Protection Fund
- Institute for Wildlife Studies
- International Crane Foundation
- Land Trust Alliance
- Loggerhead Marinelife Center
- Marine Advanced Technology Education Center
- Michigan Humane
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- National Wildlife Federation
- Nature Conservancy
- Point Blue
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- The Energy Foundation
- The Gorilla Foundation
- The Humane Society of the United States
- The Jane Goodall Institute
- The Kresge Foundation
- The Marine Mammal Center
- The Wildlife Center of Virginia
- Wetlands Institute
- The Wildlife Trusts
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- World Health Organization
- World Nature Organization
- World Wildlife Fund
Social Media with Job Postings
Generic Job Posting Search Engines
Science Job Boards/Search Engines
- Animal Jobs
- Biology Jobs
- Conservation Job Board
- Earthworks-Jobs
- EE Linked Job Board
- Environmental Career Center
- Environmental Jobs
- Hopkins Marine Station
- Nature Jobs
- Orion Magazine Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
- Ornithological Societies of North America: Ornithological Jobs
- Science Magazine
- Texas A&M: Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Science Job Board
- The Chronicle of Higher Education