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The Montana Institute on Ecosystems has put together a list of internships and undergraduate research opportunities with their affiliates and partners as well.  
 
An additional list of potential funding sources for graduate students has been compiled by our own graduate students.
Volunteer Opportunities, Field Courses, and Options for Undergraduate Course Study
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates

Application

Deadline

More Information
Winter Break 3-credit Carribean Field Course
Ecosystem Field Studies

Riviera Maya Coast, Mexico

December 28--January 17

Open until filled

Winter, Spring, Summer 2025 Wildlands Studies Field Programs for Credit
Wildlands Studies

Varies:

Nepal, New Zealand, Ecuador, Chile, Costa Rica

Varies depending on program

 

Rolling Basis

 

 

Hunter Education Volunteer Instructors

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

 

Spring 2025

Open until filled

Upper Level Undergraduate Research Opportunity for Credit (WILD 490R):  "Movement ecology of prairie dogs and black-footed ferrets"

Becker Lab, Montana State University

Bozeman, MT 

Spring 2025

Open until filled

Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course

Semliki Chimpanzee Project

Uganda, Africa

July 15-20, 2025

 

Shark Institute Research Program

Shark & Marine Research Institute

Cape Town, South Africa

2 weeks-3 months duration starting on 1st and 15th of every month

Ongoing

Parrot Husbandry Volunteer
Echo Bonaire

Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean

Ongoing

Ongoing

Conservation Study Abroad and Field Experience
Round River Conservation Studies

Varies:  Patagonia, Botswana, Mongolia, British Columbia, Belize, Sky Island Borderlands

Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters

Rolling Basis

"Safe Capture" Online Chemical Immobilization Course
San Diego Zoo Global Academy

Online

Ongoing

Ongoing

Primatology and Primate Conservation Online Course
Para La Tierra

Online

Individualized at student's own pace

Rolling deadline

Kelp Forest / Marine science career development field course opportunity
Cape RADD
Cape Town, South Africa
2- or 4-week field course (not for credit)
 Ongoing
Tropical Ecology Research Intern
Para La Tierra
Pilar, Paraguay
3-6 month program as it suits applicants
Rolling application period
Volunteer as student, post-graduate, early-career scientist, or marine biologist
Shark & Marine Research Institute
South Africa
almost year-round opportunities 
 
Study Abroad / Intern / Volunteer
Eko Tracks
Multiple locations in South Africa
Year Round
 
Volunteer internship or travel opportunities in organic agriculture
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA (WWOOF-USA)
wide variety
 
 
Volunteer Interns
Montana Grizzly Encounter
Bozeman, MT
minimum time commitment: 3 months
Applications accepted on rolling basis; flexible work hours for students.

Internship website

Can stop in and talk to Amy or Paige in person.

Wildlife and Conservation Field Study in South Africa
African Insight Academy
South Africa
Year round opportunities
Year round rolling deadline
International Environmental Volunteer Opportunities
NGOabroad
Many locations around the world
Year round opportunities
Rolling deadlines--for summer work, recommended application completion by March.
Paid Internships and Temporary or Seasonal Positions
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates
Application Deadline
More Information

Americorps Interns

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Americorps

Varies

Starts January or May, 2025

December 6, 2024

Salmonfly Rearing Technician

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

November 2024--March 2025

Open until filled

Wildland Fire Fighters

Dakota Prairie Grasslands, USFS

Dickinson & Watford City, North Dakota

Early to mid-April/May 2025 

3-6 month duration with flexible start/end dates

November 6, 2024

Biological Science Techs (Soil)

BLM

Billings, Lewistown, Miles City, Montana

Varies

Varies--starting November 12, 2024

Teaching Assistant for Caribbean Ecosystem Field Studies for M.S. or higher or Assistant TA to support above position

Ecocystem Field Studies

Cancun, Mexico

December 28, 2024--January 17, 2025

Open until filled

Biological Science Technicians

Bureau of Land Management

Varies

Typically between May and November

May 30, 2025

Bozeman Field Organizer

Montana Conservation Voters

Bozeman, Montana

Rolling basis until Nov. 15, 2024

Rolling basis through November 15, 2024

STEM Content Creator for H.S.  Students am 

Numerade
Position can be done remotely
 
 
Graduate School and Postdoctoral Positions
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates
Application Deadline
More Information

Postdoc:  Intersection of energy development and wildland conservation on public lands

The Wilderness Society

Varied

Funding secured through 9/30/2025 with possible extension 

Open until filled

 

10/18/24

MS Assistantship:  Restoration Ecology in Ponderosa pine/mixed-conifer forests of the eastern Oregon Cascades

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Starts Fall 2025 or for June 2025 field season

November 15, 2024

MS Assistantship:  Feeding dynamics of freshwater mussels

NRT Fellowship Opportunity

Washington State University

 

National Science Foundation

Vancouver, Washington

Starts August, 2025

January 10, 2025

 

Fellowship: November 7, 2024

MS Assistantship:  Restoration Ecology in Dry Forest Ecosystems
Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Preferred start:  June 2025

November 15, 2024

Postdoctoral Research Associate:  Grand Teton Wildlife Connectivity Modeling
University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

 

December 1, 2024

PhD and Posdoctoral positions in Organismal Responses to Climate Change

Colorado State University / USGS / University of Idaho/ Oregon Dept. FIsh & Wildlife / University of Montana

PhD--University of Idaho

Postdoc--University of Montana

PhD start May or August, 2025

Postdoc start March 1, 2025

PhD: December 1, 2024

 

Postdoc:  December 31, 2024

PhD Assistantship – Distribution and dynamics of the northern long‐eared myotis (Myotis
septentrionalis) in Montana

Litt Lab, Department of Ecology, Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Starts January 2025

Application Review begins September 24, 2024

Open until filled

Professional and Full-Time Positions
Position Title Organization Location Dates Application Deadline More Information

Tenure-Track Landscape Ecology Assistant Professor

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Starts August 2025

November 9th, 2024

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