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Slide 1 - Jobs in Ecology What jobs am I qualified for ? Types of jobs: pros and cons. Listing and improving qualifications. Where do I find job / volunteer postings?
Slide 2 - What am I qualified for?
Slide 3 - With a BSc. in ecology (etc.) Fisheries technician (monitor populations, catches) Staff member - NGO (write reports etc). Public outreach officer - aquaria, parks, etc. Wildlife officer - local government Staff - environmental consultant Water quality technician (identify algae, etc.) Forest entomology technician (monitor populations) Agriculture inspector (search for introduced species) Policy Intern - NGO, Public Service
Slide 4 - BSc. MSc. PhD. Technician: government/university/private Staff member: NGO, environ. consult. Scientist: Environmental consulting firm Researcher: NGO/ Government College teacher Research scientist: Government/NGO University professor College teacher Independent consultant experience experience
Slide 5 - BSc. + MA journalism (1 year) Environment/science journalist + LLB (law: 3 years) Environmental lawyer + B.Ed. (1-2 years) Science teacher + BSc Comp. Sci. (20 months, UBC) Ecological modeller (may need MSc ecology too). + Film school Documentary maker Complementary degrees
Slide 6 - Examples WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST Fort St John $50,904.14 - $58,329.41 BSc + 4 years experience or MSc. + 2 years experience Technician Applied Ecology Bird Banding Monitoring Salary: From 40 951$ to 49 821 $ College degree + experience doing ecological fieldwork, particularly bird surveys and computer analysis Carbon Cycling Modeler/Analyst Salary: $50,069 to $64,769 per annum. MSc. in Forestry, Forest Ecology, Natural Resources Management, Soil Science or Agriculture
Slide 7 - Research grants and permits Can you apply if not associated with university? With just BSc.? Generally not (grants). Definitely not (permits). Exceptions: NGOs, long publication record. Find university collaborator. See “Community of Science” website for grants.
Slide 8 - Types of jobs: pros and cons
Slide 9 - Pros and cons: Government Job security: Good until Government cutbacks / restructuring. Jobs: Research, management, administration, policy. Independence: Variable (depends on level). Can rise through experience, but education most impt. Red tape, red tape. End use: No control (esp. in Fisheries!).
Slide 10 - Pros and cons: NGOs Job security: Poor, except for more established NGOs. Charity culture can lead to long hours, burn out, and low pay (but not necc.). Jobs: Policy, writing reports, literature reviews, basic field research, grant writer, volunteer co-ordinator, project manager, public outreach. Independence: Within aims of organization, but you may be able to set these aims. End use: High control, high impact.
Slide 11 - Pros and cons: Private Job security: Poor, but many opportunities. Contracts are feast or famine, but flexible. Staff appointments. Jobs: Environmental Impact Assessments, ecological monitoring for govt., reports for govt./First Nations. Independence: Only free to refuse contract. Can set up own private firm eventually. End use: Often high impact (e.g. EIA), but some firms may be more pro-environment than others. Choose carefully. No control over how govt. reports used.
Slide 12 - Pros and cons: University/College Job security: V high, but few openings (yet everyone good gets a job eventually). Can’t pick location. Jobs: Professor (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% administration). Workload very high (50-60 hours/week). Lecturer (60% teaching, 40% admin). Independence: High. But publication rate critical to maintaining grants. End use: Variable. Often only high impact to other academics (system set up this way). Can work on highly applied areas if publish results in journals. Scientific credibility useful in political impact.
Slide 13 - Qualifications
Slide 14 - Free qualifications Registered Professional Biologist: BSc + 3 years work exp. + 1 publication College of Applied Biology, B.C. Registered Professional Ecologist: BSc + 1 year work exp. Ecological Society of America Society membership. Often cheap for students ($40-80). Ecological Society of America, British Ecological Society, Canadian Society of Zoologists..
Slide 15 - Resumes General: Make it short. Forget fancy: Can’t make up for lack of content! Resumes for jobs: Emphasize skills, previous employment. Resumes for grad school: Emphasize independent research experience, reference letters, specific interests, grades. This class: List computer programs learnt, statistical analyses learnt, field techniques learnt.
Slide 16 - Resumes - What else? Experience, experience, experience (even if volunteer). Volunteer history may be particularly impt. for NGOs. Specific high-value skills: (1) Statistics. (2) Computer programming. (3) Mathematical modeling. (4) GIS. (5) Field experience. (6) Publications.
Slide 17 - Grad school 1. MSc or PhD? Can go directly to PhD, but only save a year or two (shorter cv in the end). 2. Where? Should move institutions between degrees for academic career, experience outside Canada valuable. Choose best institution you can. Choose a supervisor carefully, and interview them. Apply widely, apply months before deadlines. 3. Funding? Best if you bring your own (e.g. NSERC, deadline Sept.), but most do not. 4. In What? Anything, you will pick up skills as you go.
Slide 18 - Where do I look?
Slide 19 - Where do I look? General postings http://www.ejobs.org/ US-based but has Canadian subsite http://www.esa.org/opportunities/ Ecological Society of America; general info on jobs, links Puget Sound Society for Conservation Biology List-Serve Email: Listproc@u.washington.edu with: “subscribe PSSCBJOBS YourName” in message text Ecological Society of America List-Serve Email: listserv@umdd.umd.edu “SUB ECOLOG-L ” in message text
Slide 20 - Where do I look? Govt. Government Jobs: Federal: http://jobs.gc.ca/jobs/index_all_e.htm, then click on computer/technical/scientific B.C. Govt.: http://postings.gov.bc.ca/index.html, go to science and technical
Slide 21 - Where do I look? University Job postings on noticeboards (esp. summer jobs) Word of mouth/direct contact. Create opportunity (e.g. NSERC if have B+ or higher) www.nature.com/naturejobs good, but frustrating search engine www.findaphd.com - good for UK and European positions www.higheredjobs.com - US based
Slide 22 - Volunteer opportunities Natural Resources Volunteer program: http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/cons/cvphome.htm UBC students only, local agencies and overseas Tuition credit: volunteer 100hrs, get $800 tuition credit Coral Cay, Operation Wallacea, Greenpeace. Literally directly contact the person you want to workwith
 

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