Positions with our Partners

These job opportunities are shared by our members and partners directly with RMS. Want to receive this in your inbox every other week? You can! As a member of RMS, you receive the biweekly RMS News Digest email, which includes these jobs in addition to grant opportunities, national news, and RMS news. To share an opening with your organization, email it to [email protected]. We also encourage you to post it directly to the RMS Job Board, which is open to the public and allows job seekers to set up job alerts so you can easily reach qualified candidates.

Permanent/Full-Time

• Assistant Professor, Environmental Science  - University of North Carolina, Greensboro
  The Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmental Science with an emphasis in hydrology and water resources, inclusive of ecohydrology and river science, to begin August 1, 2026. Candidates must hold or anticipate a Ph.D. in Geography, Environmental Science, or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
  (Shared through the River Field Studies Network, January 1, 2026)
• Programming Coordinator - River City Outdoors (St. Louis)
• Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Office of the Assistant, Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks (Washington, DC)
• Biology Field Station Manager, Thomas More University (Crestview Hills, Kentucky)
• Senior Hydrogeologist, WA State Department of Ecology (Union Gap)
• Business for Water Stewardship Coordinator. Bonneville Environmental Foundation (Portland, OR)
• Director, State of America’s Rivers Campaign - American Rivers (Washington, DC) (Shared by member Bob Ratcliffe)
• Biological Intern, Lower Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Tupelo, MS, and ~50% travel to field sites). Closes January 16, 2026.
• Seasonal Park Ranger (Aquatic Nuisance Species), National Park Service
  Closes: 12/23/25.
• Fully Funded Ph.D. in Applied Behavioral Ecology of Invasive Fishes, Applied Behavioral Ecology Lab in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI). Closes 12/31/2025

• Alzar School Employment Opportunities

  - Director of Admissions, Online application
  - Director of Experiential Education & Risk Management, online application
  - Student Wellness, Experience and Leadership Coordinator, online application, 
  - Teacher, online application
  - Community & Experiential Advisor (CEA), online application

Temporary / Internships

• Fish Passage Technician, Two Openings - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (Olympia, WA) February-August
• Sturgeon Streamside Rearing Facility Intern - Riveredge Nature Center (Saukville, WI) May-September
• Watershed Health Technician, River Conservation Corps (Alamosa, CO) 
• Watershed Outreach and Restoration Coordinator, River Conservation Corps (Colorado Springs)
• Hydrology Technician, River Conservation Corps (Denver)
• Watershed Educator & Restoration Coordinator with Coldharbour Institute
• River Conservation Corps - Canon City, CO
  - River Restoration Technician, River Conservation Corps - Canon City, CO
  - Aquatics Resources / Watershed Management Specialist
  - PFAS Compliance Technician
• Blue Elements Watershed Stewards (various locations)
  - Hatchery Operations Intern with Leadville National Fish Hatchery (Gunnison, CO)
  - Community Engagement and Resource Management Assistant with the Central Colorado Conservancy (Leadville, CO)
  Recreation Ranger with the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (Salida, CO)
  - Public Lands and Youth Education Coordinator with Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (Salida, CO)
  - Hatchery Operations Intern with Mount Shavano State Fish Hatchery (Salida, CO)

Additional Opportunities and Job Boards

• RMS Job Board
• Northwest Treaty Tribes
• Conservation Job Board
• Environmental Stewards

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Early Career Resources

We may not know you to see that you are an individual who finds passion in rivers and are considering rivers as the framework for  your life's work. RMS is going to try to provide avenues for you to learn, get to know, and grow with one of hundreds of positions that support river health, protection and management. When you choose a role that resonates, you'll enjoy responsibilities that are challenging, exciting, and gratifying. Here are a few organizations that can connect you with river jobs and offer invaluable training and mentoring opportunities, as well.

• Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education represents a collection of all environmental education providers and supporters in the state of Colorado. Learn about them further at the CAEE website.  Here's a recent annual report.
• The Environmental Stewards (ES) Program, a program of Conservation Legacy (previously Southwest Conservation Corps) offers land and water management agencies and non-profit organizations opportunities to accomplish specific projects and provides individual placements for young people “Stewards” interested in gaining experience in natural and cultural resource management. With support from ES Program staff, Stewards are placed with state and federal programs and non-profits (host sites) in 10-week to year-long positions through-out the United States. Visit the ES website.
• Transforming Youth Outdoors (TYO) is the first resource-based community for people committed to transforming youth outdoors. If you are interested in joining the community, check it out.