Masters of Natural Resources – Environmental Education and Science Communication

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Masters of Natural Resources – Environmental Education and Science Communication
1-year program– Positions start in August 2026
Free housing. Scholarships and student support available
Build the skills to change the world. A University of Idaho – Environmental Education and Science Communication (EESC) graduate student earns a Masters of Natural Resources in 10.5 months.  While living at our incredible McCall Field Campus grads develop an array of professional skills and expertise.
Applied coursework and targeted study in science communication, leadership, place-based education, and ecology, give our students what they need to earn a degree, make a difference, and find your place. Check out our program at https://www.uidaho.edu/mccall-field-campus/academics or contact Leslie Dorsey at ldorsey@uidaho.edu if you have questions or would like to apply.
Graduation May 31st, 2027
Applications accepted on a rolling basis until August 13th 2026
NOTE: F1 and J1 Visas are not eligible for this program
Patience Mateer
Administrative Specialist II
College of Natural Resources
Boise IWC 242
pmateer@uidaho.edu
(208) 885-9160

AI for Ecosystem Monitoring PhD opportunity at University of Michigan

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Dr. Lauren Gillespie’s new lab at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is looking to recruit PhD students to join in Fall 2026 for a fully-funded PhD position. Dr. Gillespie’s research group in U-M’s School for Environment and Sustainability develops AI-integrated approaches for monitoring ecosystems at scale in the Anthropocene. 
This highly interdisciplinary work cross-cuts AI methods development, conservation decision-making, and field-based methods to uncover the effects of rapid environmental change on species and improve our ecological forecasting of the natural world. Current focal systems include the Neotropics and California, but a global-scale focus or other regions of high biodiversity importance will also be considered. Please see the lab’s Interests and Projects for more details and potential research themes.
Dr. Gillespie’s research is highly interdisciplinary and uses skills from various disciplines, including computer science, ecology, environmental science, data science, and GIS. Students with a strong interdisciplinary background across these disciplines are especially encouraged to apply, along with students with deep expertise in any of these areas. While previous research experience is preferred, ideal candidates should show intellectual curiosity and a capability for independent growth.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out this google form (https://forms.gle/8zmyDfNzGADQGWBj9) to express your interest in joining the lab. Review of applications will begin in October and continue on a rolling basis. The official SEAS PhD application deadline is December 1st, 2025 for a start date in Fall of 2026. If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out (gillespl@umich.edu).
University of Michigan Ph.D. students have one of the strongest PhD compensation packages in the United States, including 5 years of fully-funded support plus health insurance. Additionally, the University of Michigan has a strong commitment to supporting interdisciplinary studies, including a dual-degree PhD program. The dual-degree program enables SEAS PhD students to get a joint PhD in both Sustainability and another department if they so choose, including the computer science, ecology, and earth science departments. Lastly, as a mentor Dr. Gillespie strives to foster a supportive, safe, and inclusive environment for students so they have the community and the resources they need to grow into curious, independent, and interdisciplinary researchers.

Spatial data science postgrad to look at runoff in the United States 

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Spatial data science postgrad to look at runoff in the United States
Title: Postgraduate Associate
Department and School: Yale School of the Environment
Anticipated Appointment Dates: October 15, 2025, to October 15, 2026
Introduction to Yale School of the Environment:
The Yale School of the Environment (YSE) is leading the world toward a sustainable future with cutting-edge research, teaching, and public engagement on society’s evolving and urgent environmental challenges. Since 1900, YSE has addressed the world’s most critical environmental challenges through research, practice-based scholarship, and public engagement. YSE hosts more than 20 unique centers, programs, and initiatives that foster groundbreaking research, sponsor internship opportunities, and host engaging conferences and events that elevate diverse voices and ideas in numerous fields of study. Our internationally renowned faculty direct rigorous coursework across ten learning communities, each focused on a different area of expertise. Their innovative research, completed with students and staff across Yale and within numerous disciplines, is changing how we understand the environment, conservation, and sustainability.
Overview of the Position:
We are looking to hire a postgrad for a one-year position in the Peter Raymond laboratory within the Yale School of the Environment. The postgrad will be tasked with collecting and harmonizing spatial datasets for the United States on nutrient runoff, climate change, diet, fertilizer usage, and sewage treatment, among others, to understand how such compounding global change parameters might influence water quality in the future. Postgraduate appointments are one-year appointments with the possibility of a one-year renewal. Salary for this position starts at $44,400 per year. Benefits for Yale-funded postgraduate associates can be found at: https://postdocs.yale.edu/current-postgrads/benefits-and-paid-time.
Education: This position will benefit postgrads looking to apply to graduate school, particularly those interested in research programs such as a PhD. The position will also likely benefit those interested in industry in either tech or the environmental sciences.
Training: Postgrads will gain skills in programming, scientific literature surveys, spatial data analysis, and ecological data science. They will also become well versed in concepts involving hydrology, biogeochemistry, climate change, and food system dynamics related to diet, waste, and fertilizer use.
Mentoring: Peter Raymond will be the primary mentor for this position. Maya Almaraz, a Research Scientist working under Pete, will also be available for additional mentorship and guidance on the project. Postgrads will be part of a relatively large lab at Yale University, which provides opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.
Location: New Haven, CT (with possible options for hybrid work).
Qualifications: B.A. or B.S. required. Qualified candidate should be familiar with spatial data techniques (e.g., rasters, GIS, etc.) and have some basic understanding of ecosystem dynamics such as hydrology or biogeochemistry.
Process to apply: Please send inquiries to peter.raymond@yale.edu. To apply, please include a cover letter and resume/CV. Applications will be reviewed as received and the position will remain open until filled. 

Ph.D. Opportunity – Biocrust Ecology (CrustNet)

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The Darrouzet-Nardi Laboratory at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is recruiting a fully funded Ph.D. student in UTEP’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. Program beginning in Fall 2026 to join the team for the CrustNet project. CrustNet is a new international distributed experimental network focused on biological soil crust (biocrust) ecology, examining biodiversity, function, and resilience under global change. The student will operate CrustNet sampling nodes in the Chihuahuan Desert, analyze samples from dozens of global sites, and contribute to high-impact publications and international collaborations. The position is funded by an NSF grant and comes with guaranteed stipend support through teaching and research assistantships, extensive desert fieldwork, and opportunities for travel and networking across the global biocrust research community.
UTEP is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) university with an active research community and a vibrant campus at the U.S.-Mexico border. El Paso offers unique field access to desert and mountain ecosystems, as well as a dynamic cultural environment that is often a pleasant surprise to first-time visitors. For strong domestic applicants under serious consideration, I can provide support for a campus visit. Reach out to me if you are thinking about it!
This is an excellent opportunity for a student with a background in field ecology, soils, or dryland ecosystems who is ready to take the next step toward a research career. For more information, see http://anthony.darrouzet-nardi.net or send an inquiry email to ajdarrouzetnardi@utep.edu.
Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
The University of Texas at El Paso
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968
Office: 915-747-6994
Cell: 303-304-6981

EEB 4230W: Methods of Ecology

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Methods of Ecology is an intensive, hands-on course designed as a primer in how to conduct ecological research. The course is particularly useful for students interested in pursuing research-relevant or data-oriented careers and for Honors students who will be writing theses. By the end of the course, students will 1) know how to ask research questions and develop testable hypotheses, 2) be familiar with a variety of field sampling and computational methods commonly used in ecological studies, including how to code using the program R, 3) be able to enter data, visualize it, and run a variety of fundamental statistical tests, and 4) be confident in how to turn collected data into a publishable scientific manuscript.

Instructor: Varies

Typically offered: Fall

Credits: 4

Format: Two 4-hour combined lecture/labs per week, including 9 field trips

Grading: Weekly assignments, final project report, no tests

EEB 4215: Physiological Ecology of Animals

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Physiology of animals in an evolutionary context: how individuals cope and how species adapt to natural environments. Topics include energy budgets, temperature regulation, energetics of locomotion, respiration, feeding and diet. Lectures, student-led presentations, and critical discussions of current journal articles.

Instructor: Schultz

Typically offered: Spring alternate years, even

Credits: 3

Format: 3 one hour lectures

Grading: Grades are based on exams, short written assignments and student presentations

EEB 3360: Physiological Ecology of Plants

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The biggest challenges of being a plant are that they can’t go inside when it gets too hot or too cold, they can’t move around till they find something to eat, they can’t pick up and leave when there is nothing left to drink where they currently are, and when a bug comes to eat them, they can’t call an Uber. Rather, plants have to figure out how to take light from the sun, carbon dioxide from the air, and water and nutrients from the soil under the often really tough environmental conditions of where the seed that produced them happen to sprout. Plants have to figure out how to do this in a desert when it is really hot, or in the alpine, where it is really cold. They have to figure out how to do this when there is almost no light when they are trying to grow at the bottom of a tropical rainforest, or when there is too much light (yes, avoiding sunburn is a real problem for plants too!). Plants have evolved an amazing array of physiological processes and adaptations that allow them to not only cope with the many challenges of the earth’s diverse environments, but to prosper in the most brutal of climates, to make the world the green place we see when we step outside, and to be the fundamental source of food for our existence. And as if they don’t have enough to do just to survive, plants serve on the front line of fighting back against the human-caused rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is driving global climate change.

Instructor: Seemann

Typically offered: Fall alternate years, even

Credits: 3

Format: 3 hr Lecture

Grading: Grading is based on a midterm exam, a final, and occasional quizzes.

EEB 3267: Field Animal Behavior

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Introduction to animal behavior, focusing on observational methods, collecting techniques, and analysis of behavioral data. Topics include foraging theory, territoriality, navigation, social behavior, communication, mating systems and sexual selection. Field trips required.

Instructor: Varies

Typically offered: Summer

Credits: 3

Format: Lecture, Laboratory, daily field trips

Grading:

EEB 3247: Freshwater Ecology

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Humans have an innate connection to freshwater systems, be they ponds, lakes, or streams. Join this course to understand the inner workings of these freshwater ecosystems through linked lectures, discussions, labs, and by studying real systems. You will understand the diversity, processes, and organisms that make freshwater systems unique and so important to life on Earth. We will also learn about the many threats to freshwater systems and how to manage these threats. Through an independent project, you will apply your learning by following your own scientific curiosity. The course is perfect for future scientists, resource managers, educators, or just anyone who enjoys class outside.
Instructor: Urban

Typically offered: Fall alternate years, odd

Credits: 4

Format: 2 lectures and an afternoon lab each week

Grading: Midterm, final, independent project, plus quizzes, participation, and lab reports

Students experiencing freshwater ecology