Employment

Assistant Professor of Climate Change Ecology 

The Departments of Integrative Biology and Botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seek candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in Climate Change Ecology. The selected candidate will mount a vigorous research program while making significant contributions to the teaching mission of the Departments of Integrative Biology and Botany. We aim to hire an ecologist who studies the consequences of climate change, including mechanisms that underpin ecological transformation, and who advances approaches for mitigating undesirable outcomes or adapting to future climate conditions. The selected candidate will be a biologist/ecologist working in terrestrial or aquatic environments with background in one or more of the following areas: landscape ecology; macroecology; landscape-level conservation; biogeochemistry; and ecosystem ecology, management, or resilience. Beyond their disciplinary expertise, candidates should be interested in interdisciplinary collaborations aimed at developing climate change solutions. The ability to integrate empirical data collection with simulation/process-based modeling in their research is desirable. Apply for Job Number 306424 at Wisc.Jobs. For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59 pm on November 24, 2024.


CFL Student Assistant

The UW-Madison Center for Limnology (CFL) is seeking a student hourly assistant to help with administrative tasks and archival projects. This position is a great opportunity for a student with strong organizational skills and an interest in limnology! Application deadline is October 30, 2024.


Summer Undergrad Field Season Hiring – All positions are filled

Hiring timeline for summer 2025 will being in January 2025.

Eligibility: Students must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment in summer 2025 or fall 2025 at an accredited college or university in the USA are eligible. UW-Madison students would be given priority.  Students who graduated in spring 2024 will NOT be eligible for student hourly positions for the summer of 2025.

Below are position descriptiontitle that were offered summer 2024. All positions have been filled.

  • Fish Ecology Field & Laboratory Assistant
  • Fish Ecology Field & Laboratory Assistant – Bright Spots
  • Greenhouse Gas Dynamics in Wisconsin Waters: Field and Lab Assistant
  • Lake Phenology Intern at Trout Lake Station
  • LTER Base Crew – Southern Lakes
  • LTER Base Crew – Trout Lake Station
  • Mendota Invasives Research Technician
  • Pond Nutrient Cycling Research Technician
  • Research Assistant – Bog Microbial Ecology
  • Research Assistant: Whole-Lake Fertilization Experiment
  • Science Communication Intern – Hasler Lab, Madison
  • Science Communication Intern – Trout Lake Station
  • Seepage Lake Water Quality Field & Laboratory Assistant
  • Urban Angler Interviewers
  • Water Chemistry Lab Technician
  • Wild Rice Intern at Trout Lake Station
  • Zaaga’iganan Kinship Project Intern at Trout Lake Station

Working at Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction

UW-Madison Center for Limnology is committed to providing opportunities to people from all backgrounds to help create a welcoming, empowered, and inclusive community; encouraging women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply.

 

“Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background—people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.”

SummerUndergrad Field Season Hiring