{"id":549,"date":"2017-08-03T10:17:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/?page_id=549"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:47:28","slug":"careers-in-environmental-science-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/careers-in-environmental-science-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Career and Employment Resources in Environmental Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Career and Employment Resources in Environmental Science\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Pursuing a career&nbsp;related to&nbsp;the Environment can be immensely rewarding and exciting. Studying&nbsp;Environmental Science&nbsp;teaches us to ask questions, make observations, evaluate evidence, and solve problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the Admission website for information about <a href=\"http:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/careers\/\">Career<\/a> possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental Science graduates&nbsp;are successful at gaining employment in industry, government and in the academic sector. The degree program is designed to be a qualification in itself and many graduates take positions in government and industry directly upon graduation. The degree is also an entry point for various graduate (Master\u2019s and Doctorate) programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Resources and Some Employment Websites<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/jobs-and-employment\">https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/jobs-and-employment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/jobs-ministry-natural-resources-and-forestry\">https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/jobs-ministry-natural-resources-and-forestry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.org\/jobs\">https:\/\/www.ofah.org\/jobs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco.ca\/training\/career-profiles\/\">http:\/\/www.eco.ca\/training\/career-profiles\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en.html\">https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/conservationontario.ca\/\">http:\/\/conservationontario.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\">http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oen.ca\/DirectoryEnv\">http:\/\/www.oen.ca\/jobs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawastewardship.org\/\">http:\/\/www.ottawastewardship.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecologyottawa.ca\/clean-energy\/green-jobs-training-education\">https:\/\/ecologyottawa.ca\/clean-energy\/green-jobs-training-education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-connect-nonprofit-jobs wp-block-embed-connect-nonprofit-jobs\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2KqPpRVmAZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connectjobs.ca\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Connect Nonprofit Jobs\" src=\"https:\/\/connectjobs.ca\/embed\/#?secret=FCkdDlJl45#?secret=2KqPpRVmAZ\" data-secret=\"2KqPpRVmAZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwork.ca\/environmental-groups\">https:\/\/www.goodwork.ca\/environmental-groups<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/morrisonhershfield.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com\/en-US\/morrisonhershfieldcareers?locations=c5c66732593201865a9db1136323f842\">https:\/\/morrisonhershfield.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com\/en-US\/morrisonhershfieldcareers?locations=c5c66732593201865a9db1136323f842<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/treecanada.ca\">https:\/\/treecanada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-invasive-species-centre wp-block-embed-invasive-species-centre\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cvBKFX5QEr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invasivespeciescentre.ca\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Invasive Species Centre\" src=\"https:\/\/www.invasivespeciescentre.ca\/embed\/#?secret=9Q4lKMuGpd#?secret=cvBKFX5QEr\" data-secret=\"cvBKFX5QEr\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\">https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalstep.ca\/\">http:\/\/www.naturalstep.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-wildlife-society wp-block-embed-the-wildlife-society\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FksRFfNmA2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; The Wildlife Society\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife.org\/embed\/#?secret=lZ3qupaRAN#?secret=FksRFfNmA2\" data-secret=\"FksRFfNmA2\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\">https:\/\/www.iisd.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-ontario-nature wp-block-embed-ontario-nature\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GCYH5fPLoW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ontarionature.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Environmental Defence\" src=\"https:\/\/environmentaldefence.ca\/embed\/#?secret=cgv4GXjyLI#?secret=yxOnr6H1C7\" data-secret=\"yxOnr6H1C7\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naep.org\">https:\/\/www.naep.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aset.ab.ca\">https:\/\/www.aset.ab.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-mihr-mining-industry-human-resources-council wp-block-embed-mihr-mining-industry-human-resources-council\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kqxNTB4Gzr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mihr.ca\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; 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