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Job Board

2026

River Spill Response Fellow

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin | Posted Apr 9, 2026

Deadline: Apr 24, 2026

The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin seeks an enthusiastic, detail-oriented scientist for a 1-year term position in its Spill Response team.

Water Resources Fellow

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin | Posted Apr 9, 2026

Deadline: May 7, 2026

The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin seeks a talented problem-solver for a Water Resources Fellow position in its Section for Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac.

Planner - Project Manager

Minnehaha Creek Watershed District | Posted Apr 2, 2026

Deadline: Apr 29, 2026

The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District seeks a Planner/Project Manager to identify opportunities for partnership and natural resource improvements within their focal geographies.

Specialist in Cooperative Extension (Professor of Cooperative Extension)-Groundwater Quantity and Quality

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources | Posted Mar 13, 2026

Deadline: Apr 11, 2026

The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), in collaboration with the University of California, Merced, invites applications for a Professor of Cooperative Extension at the Assistant Rank, which has the formal appointment title Specialist in Cooperative Extension.

MS Assistantship

University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Posted Mar 9, 2026

The Aquatic Ecosystem Stoichiometry Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant beginning in Fall 2026 to join a collaborative project between UNL and the USGS.

OSU Research Experience for Undergraduates: Post-Fire Stream Impacts (Summer 2026)

Oregon State University, HJ Andrews LTER Experimental Forest | Posted Mar 9, 2026

Deadline: Mar 30, 2026

The Segura Watershed Processes Lab at Oregon State University seeks applicants for the OSU Research Experience for Undergraduates: Post-Fire Stream Impacts (Summer 2026), a research project is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research grant at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest.

Research Specialist/Sr. Research Specialist

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - DFWI | Posted Mar 4, 2026

Deadline: Apr 2, 2026

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Is seeking to hire a motivated full-time Research Specialist or Senior Research Specialist working on The Jefferson Project at Chautauqua Lake.

Water Resources Analyst

Radical Open Science Syndicate | Posted Feb 24, 2026

Deadline: Mar 16, 2026

The Radical Open Science Syndicate at Colorado State University is recruiting an experienced scientist to contribute to our efforts in enhancing the sustainable management of National Park Service (NPS) water supplies.

Software Engineer / Research Software Developer

CUAHSI | Posted Feb 20, 2026

Deadline: Mar 4, 2026

Due to the high volume of interest for the Software Engineer / Research Software Developer, the application window has closed.

Events and Training Support Fellow

CUAHSI | Posted Feb 19, 2026

Due to the high volume of interest for the Events and Training Support Fellow, the application window has closed.

Undergraduate Research Assistant - Analytical Chemistry

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Posted Feb 19, 2026

Deadline: Mar 1, 2026

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks to hire a motivated, collaborative, and passionate Summer Undergraduate Research Assistant who will gain hands on analytical chemistry experience working with researchers at the Darrin Freshwater Institute in Bolton Landing, NY.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Posted Feb 19, 2026

Deadline: Mar 1, 2026

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks to hire a few motivated, collaborative, and passionate Summer Undergraduate Research Assistants who will gain hands on experience working with researchers at the Darrin Freshwater Institute in Bolton Landing, NY.

Assistant or Associate Professor of Forest Hydrology

University of Florida | Posted Feb 19, 2026

Deadline: Apr 8, 2026

The School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatic Sciences University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Gainesville, Florida seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor of Forest Hydrology.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences (Hydrogeology)

Hamilton College | Posted Feb 19, 2026

Deadline: Mar 2, 2026

The Geosciences Department at Hamilton College invites applications for a 1-year non-renewable visiting position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2026, in the area of hydrogeology and/or surface processes.

IonE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) | Posted Feb 13, 2026

Deadline: Apr 29, 2026

University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) is recruiting a fourth cohort for the IonE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Virginia Wesleyan University | Posted Feb 13, 2026

Virginia Wesleyan University invites applicants for a tenure track position in Earth and Environmental Science/Environmental Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor with a PhD in hydrology, hydrogeology or a related discipline.

Assistant Project Scientist

University of California-Merced | Posted Feb 12, 2026

The Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced is seeking a full-time Assistant Project Scientist position to support the emerging UC Merced Earth Institute and its affiliated Centers.