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Environmental Employment Search Aids
Trent Employment Opportunities
Trent University Careers Centre (located in CC 204) is an excellent source of information for employment on campus (and off campus, too!).
All employment opportunities advertised through the Careers Centre for students are posted on the Workopolis site. Students and alumni can obtain their user code and password from the Careers Centre. Visit the Careers Centre Job Opportunities page for My Job Board, where you'll find both on-campus jobs and summer jobs. There is also information about graduate year recruitment and specific job funding programs.
International students who are registered in full-time study at a degree- granting post-secondary institution are permitted to work on that campus without an employment authorization. For more information, visit the Trent International Program (TIP) web page.
Employment Opportunities Beyond Trent
Ontario
- Conservation Ontario Job Opportunities
Employment opportunities in the conservation areas within Ontario.
- Government of Ontario Job Opportunities
This site, GO Jobs, is the Ontario Government's job posting site. You can search job descriptions for specific text, browse jobs by category, or browse all jobs.
- International Development Research Centre Summer Employment Program
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. IDRC's Summer Employment Program (SEP 2004) provides an opportunity for college and university students to learn about the operations of IDRC, and acquire relevant work experience through on-the-job training. They are located in Ottawa, Ontario.
Deadline for application for summer 2004 is February 6, 2004. See the web site for details.
- International Green Building Internship Program
This Internship Program presents a truly unique career opportunity for students who are looking to gain hands-on skills and experience in the field of green building. Internship placements are three months in length and begin in May 2010. There are 15 placement opportunities available for qualified students this year in the following countries: Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Jordan, New Zealand, Romania, Spain, and Vietnam.
Students who are accepted into the program will receive a $3000 stipend and will also be eligible to receive a mobilization award to help offset air travel costs.
Interested students are invited to attend a free information session on Thursday January 15th, 2010 at 2pm in room HNES105 of the Health, Nursing, and Environmental Studies Building at York University’s Keele Campus. Application instructions and further detail about the program is available at this website: http://international.yorku.ca/internships/wgbc/IGB_intern.htm.
The application deadline is set for January 21st, 2010 at 11:59pm.
- Ministry of Natural Resources Employment Opportunities
- Ontario Youth Employment in Natural Resources - Internship Program
The Ministry of Natural Resources has invested $3.67 million to create a over 100 jobs in its 2000/2001 internship program for post-secondary students, or youth who have graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution in the past 5 years. In the time since, over 90 per cent of interns polled felt their internship experience has been valuable to their career path.
For a listing of positions available, visit OMNR's Notice of Competition web page.
- Science And Technology Youth Internship (Natural Resources Canada)
"The Science and Technology Internship Program provides an opportunity to recent graduates in science or engineering to gain relevant and meaningful work experience."
- Woodlot Forestry Services: Tree planters
Each year this company hires for woodlot forestry services at Trent in summer. They usually are looking for tree planters to work out of Thunder Bay. The web site is www.woodlotforestry.com and applications are on line.
Canada (outside Ontario)
- Canadian (Federal/National) Government Employment Opportunities
Courtesy Human Resources Development Canada Services, the following web sites point to employment opportunities and information with the Canadian government. All links here point to web pages in english; french is also available.
- Job Futures
"Job Futures is a two part publication that provides Canadians with information about the current world of work and projections for the future."
- Student Services (including contact information for the new student centre opening in May 2000 in Charlotte Mews, downtown Peterborough),
- the National HRDC Job Bank,
- the Peterborough Employment Resource Centre, and
- information on resume creation, job hunting strategies, internship opportunities, and employment training.
- Federal Government Post Secondary Recruitment Campaign
This campaign is under way (as of early September 2000) and a number of departments are recruiting students in their graduating year (and recent graduates) for full-time employment.
- Jobs, Futures, Training, and Careers (Government of Canada)
Includes links to Government of Canada job listings, government jobs (federal, provincial and municipal), and hints for job searching technique, along with sections on training, worker rights and benefits, and career exploration.
- Provincial Government Positions
The following web sites point to employment opportunities in the various Canadian provincial and territorial governments (note: Ontario is listed in the Ontario section, above). All links point to web pages in english; other languages may be available on most sites.
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
CPAWS is a dynamic, highly effective organization, and is also one of Canada's oldest conservation groups. We focus on establishing new wilderness parks and ensuring nature comes first in their management. We are solution-oriented and we get results. Founded in 1963, we've helped protect over 350,000 square kilometers of Canada's threatened wild lands. Their main office is located in Ottawa, Ontario, and they have chapters across the country.
- Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada Job Board
ECO Canada is an industry-led human resoureces organization that, among other functions, develops programs that help individuals find and build meaningful environmental careers through employment and career developent resources.
- Ferguson Simek Clark Engineers and Architects
Ferguson Simek Clark is a Yellowknife based firm of consulting engineers and architects which specializes in remote cold regions technology. The company, which has operated continuously in Canada's north since 1976, employs approximately 60 people in offices in Yellowknife and Iqaluit, Northwest Territories. They perform many services, including environmental impact assessment and other environmental services.
Outside of Canada
- Anchor Environmental, LLC.
Anchor Environmental, L.L.C. is an environmental, coastal, and geotechnical consulting firm whose expertise and focus is in aquatic-based remediation and waterfront redevelopment projects. Anchor Environmental is based in Seattle, Washington, and does work throughout North America.
- Illinois EPA & Governor's Environmental Corps
"Governor George Ryan and the Illinois EPA are sponsoring the ninth annual Governor's Environmental Corps summer internship program, which will continue to be privately funded by Illinois Corporations.
"During the course of the ten week program, as many as forty (40) participants will work in a specific area of the Illinois EPA such as: Air Pollution Control, Land Pollution Control, Water Pollution Control, Laboratories, Public Information, Legal Counsel or Community Relations."
Environmental (and General) Employment Guides and Search Aids
Environment-Specific
The following list is in alphabetical order by name of service/organization. ( = Canadian-based service)
- The Canadian Environmental Certification Approvals Board (CECAB)
"CECAB offers a national, voluntary certification program for Canadian environmental practitioners. The certification is based on a practitioner's ability to do certain environmental work activities, to have sufficient experience doing them and being able to perform them competently. The assessment is done by comparing the applicant's competencies to those listed in Canada's national occupational standards for environmental employment. The certification process is completed on-line, enabling practitioners to get certified at their own convenience anywhere in Canada."
While this is not an employment service in itself, becoming certified can increase your changes of success in competitions for environmental positions. You can choose to become certified in any of various sectors for as little as $150.
- Career Advancement Employment Services Inc. (CAES)
CAES is a full service consultative employment and recruiting organization (based in Ontario) committed to creating long term relationships with our environmental, manufacturing, financial and consulting company clients. We assist our employment candidates with their career search by presenting high quality employment opportunities which are suitable to the development of their environmental, manufacturing, engineering, financial and consulting careers.
- EcoEmploy.com: Environmental Jobs and Careers
Looking for jobs in the environmental sector? Visit this site. It offers Canada- and province-specific searching.
- Environmental Careers Organization Canada (ECO)
In its simplest form, ECO Canada is a mechanism that develops programs that help individuals build meaningful environmental careers, provides employers with resources to find and keep the best environmental practitioners, and informs educators and governments of employment trends in this growing sector to ensure its ongoing prosperity.
A job board that lists environmental jobs across Canada is available.
- The Environmental Careers Organization
A national (U.S.A.), non-profit, educational organization. "ECO's mission is to protect and enhance the environment through the development of professionals, the promotion of careers, and the inspiration of individual action. This is accomplished through internships, career advice, career products, and research and consulting.
Founded in 1972, ECO has four regional offices across the country, an alumni network of 7,000 individuals, and provides environmental career information and services to over 50,000 people each year. This is accomplished through our paid internship program, career conferences, and publications."
- Environmental Careers.com
"Our mission is to help people work for the environment through career news, inside tips and advice, employer interviews, career research and comprehensive job listings."
- Environmental Expert.com-Job Resources
Environmental Job Resources: up-to-date, comprehensive list of high quality Environmental Jobs Web Sites, currently available on the internet.
- E Jobs: Environmental Jobs and Careers
E Jobs links to environmental opportunities in the USA and Canada. Employment includes careers such as environmental engineers, nature and wetlands scientists, GIS, technicians, chemists, earth sciences / geologists / geotechnical, policy and law, wildlife conservation, planning, education, wastewater treatment and operations, program and project management, etc.
- EnviroJobs
This list is for students and professionals who are interested in environmentally oriented careers.
- GeographyJobs.ca
The GeographyJobs network of sites allows job-seekers and employers to focus on one another in the field of geography. To ensure that job postings are relevant to job seeking geographers, the ads must fall into at least one of our ten geography-related job categories such as “GIS” or “Transportation Planning.”
- Green Jobs Central
An Overview of U.S. employment in the coming green economy.
- Green Jobs International
Aims to provide accessible information on a diverse range of fully-paid jobs, internships and volunteering opportunities within the environmental sector. Based in Germany, this resource includes job offers from reliable international job directories, giving our users the broadest possible overview of green opportunities worldwide.
- Nature Jobs
"Naturejobs is the worldwide Career Magazine for Scientists. Each week naturejobs serves the most vital Careers & Recruitment editorials, complete job listings & tools for scientists! naturejobs brings you the best jobs in science and cutting edge recruitment editorial features and advice, in print and online."
- Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor/Environmental Careers
"This job resource guide is from a workshop on Outdoor and Environmental Careers given to students at Princeton University. It is made available to the Internet community as an educational resource. We hope that the information here is helpful to others interested in these fields."
- stopdodo- Global Portal for Environmental Jobs and Resumes
We thought it would be a good idea to create a global site that was free to advertise & search environmental jobs and free to list & search environmental resumes. That way the money is kept in conservation and environmental protection for the benefit of our planet!
- United Nations Environment Programme Jobs and Training
Includes UNEP job vacancies, internships, UN-wide jobs, and other environmental education opportunities.
- Work Cabin (the outpost for green work)
WorkCabin is pioneering Canada's first professional green jobs site and has rapidly become the leader in conservation jobs, renewable energy jobs, environmental management jobs and green jobs of all kinds.
Student-Specific
The following list is in alphabetical order by name of service/organization. ( = Canadian-based service)
- Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
"The Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE - pronounced 'Casey') is a national, bilingual non-profit association dedicated to facilitating the process of introducing students to meaningful employment opportunities."
- Canadian Youth Business Foundation
"Our mission is to help young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity, to develop their self-confidence, achieve economic independence, fulfil their ambitions and contribute to the community through the medium of self-employment and job creation."
- Career Owl
"CareerOwl is an new type of employment web site - a fast, convenient, and comprehensive system for bringing employers and job seekers together over the Internet. With many ways to interact, CareerOwl was coined with the phrase "electronic hiring hall" - with the term "hiring hall" conjuring the image of employers and job seekers meeting and exchanging information in a large open room. While interaction through CareerOwl is faceless, it is a very large room. It also allows confidential communication and 24 hour-a-day access."
- The Careers Centre, Trent University
This is an excellent source of information for students looking for information on job searching, career counselling, and employer information.
- StudentCounsellor.com
StudentCounsellor.com is a unique academic and career planning service on post secondary education. You can explore different career paths, determine what post secondary education you need and plan your high school years to make sure you can pursue the career you always wanted.
- WorkopolisCampus.com
Welcome to Canada's Biggest Job Site for Students and Recent Graduates! More job postings for students and recent grads than any site in Canada.
- Young Canada Works
"The Department of Canadian Heritage -- working in partnership with the private sector, and national and community organizations -- is helping to create jobs for young Canadians. Young Canada Works, part of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy, is now in its fifth year. It gives more than 2,500 young people the chance to earn money, gain work experience in key sectors, and make the transition from school to work."
Other General Employment Searching Aids
The following list is in alphabetical order by name of service/organization.
( = Canadian-based service OR Canadian-only searches available)
- bureaucrat.ca
Get a government job. Provides RSS tools to review jobs in the Canadian Federal government, as well as each Provincial and Territorial government.
- Canada-Wide.ca
A place where companies can advertise for positions. Includes a listing of currently available jobs.
- Careerjet.ca
Careerjet is a job search engine designed to make the process of finding a job on the internet easier for the user. It maps the huge selection of job offerings available on the internet in one extensive database by referencing job pages originating from company web sites, recruitment agency web sites and large specialist recruitment sites. There are Careerjet web sites for many different countries.
- Career Builder
Includes a 'jobs search agent' which will monitor new jobs and inform you of any that meet your criteria. "The hottest jobs. Compelling employer information. Career resources that equip you for your job search. You'll find all of that -- and more -- here at CareerMosaic Canada."
- CareerXRoads
A directory to the 500 best job, resume, and career management sites on the world wide web. This service is available free on-line for two weeks, and costs $25 to order for longer periods.
- Ecoteer
Ecoteer is a non-profit organisation offering volunteering placements abroad which are mostly free!! We provide extremely cheap volunteering placements worldwide in ecotourism, conservation, teaching and community development that benefit local communities and make a long lasting difference to the environments. These opportunities can provide valuable experience.
- e Jobs Canada: Canada Online Recruitment Services
Canada employment portal allowing free resume posting and job searching for candidates. Employers must subscribe to post jobs and search resume database. Positions available in Information Technology, Engineering, Education and much more.
- Experience Canada (The Council for Canadian Unity) (off line?)
"What is Experience Canada? A work and travel program that gets you work experience in a job that is directly related to what you studied." They have an 80% success rate.
- GeographyJobs.com
The GeographyJobs.com network of sites allows job-seekers and employers to focus on one another in the field of geography.
- Geomatics Canada
A listing of GIS-related positions available in Canada.
- Geosearch Inc. - GIS Recruiting Services
"GeoSearch, Inc. offers personnel recruitment services in Geographic Information Systems (GIS, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Photogrammetry , and related sciences. We recruit technical, management, sales, and marketing professionals.
GeoSearch began operations in October, 1989. We serve developers, vendors of services, and users of mapping technologies. The company was incorporated in January, 1991 as GeoSearch, Inc. Our operations have demanded that we be able to work worldwide. Approximately 90% of our activity is in the domestic United States.
Our goal is to provide efficient and effective personnel and human resources staffing support for permanent full-time, contract, temporary to permanent or other needs within your organization.
Candidates find GeoSearch, Inc. a valuable resource for career planning, job hunting, and a good industry information source."
- Goodwork Canada
GoodWork is Canada's gateway to opportunity in environment, sustainability, peace and related themes. We are best known for our listings of jobs, contracts, internships, and other opportunities. These are available on the web and by e-mail. We also provide a unique collection of links, gateways and guides for job seekers, employers and interested others. We welcome your postings from anywhere in Canada, plus postings from other countries that would be of interest to a mostly Canadian audience.
- iJive.ca
"Canada Jobs. Job Bank & Directory Of Career Sites In Canada. More Than Just A Job Bank. We Provide You With Over 4000 Links To Employers Who Post Jobs Online, Recruiters, Jobs Banks & Other Career Sites That Serve Canadians."
- Jobs.Net
Features country-specific pages, full search capabilities for finding jobs, the ability to post your resume, and the ability to have jobs emailed to you in an area of your choosing.
- Next Wave
Trent University subscribes to Science's Next Wave, a weekly on line publication that covers scientific training, career development, and the science job market. "The Next Wave publishes features, news items, career columns, and perspectives in these areas: Job Market News, Career Transitions, Career and Job-Hunting News, Family and Career Issues, Women in Science, and Science's Big Debates."
- +Jobs Canada
We think that a lot of your users would find our service useful in advancing their careers. We now feature more than 6,000 jobs, and we are constantly working to improve and serve even more to Canadian job seekers looking for a new opportunity. Also, we have been around since 1998, and we are 100% Canadian!
- TechReq
TechReq is a technical staffing agency, offering temporary staffing and direct full-time placement of
engineers, programmers and IT professionals in California.
- Sigma XI: The Scientific Research Company - Job Resource Center
Includes links to job sites in a variety of scientific disciplines, including environmental areas.
- SureJobsCanada.com
SureJobs Canada has always stood for quality and integrity. We will continue to serve in a manner befitting the hottest employment firm in Canada.
- Voluntary Work Information Service (VWIS)
If you're looking for voluntary work projects in over 150 countries world-wide, then, this is where it starts...
VWIS (Voluntary Work Information Service) is an independent, registered organisation based in Switzerland. We can provide you with the information you need to get you started - projects are diverse and range from a number of categories, including:
social and community development
environment and nature conservation
human rights, women and children
wildlife surveying and expeditions
medicine and health care
construction, sanitation, housing
education and teaching
agriculture and organic farming
- WebDirectory.com: Employment
The motherload of all job directories (including environmental) on the web.
- WowJobs.ca
Wowjobs.ca is Canada’s largest job search engine. Wowjobs was founded with the objective of fundamentally changing the way in which job seekers look for jobs and the way employers scout for talent.
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