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Careers in Science

 

USGS Employment Web site
Learn about jobs and career opportunities within the USGS. This website provides information about current job position available, student employment, the "Volunteers for Science" program, postdoctoral employment, and career development and benefits of working as a career scientist for the USGS.

What Does the USGS do?
View the breadth of the science programs at the USGS. Examine research in atmosphere, oceans & climate studies, landscape evolution, environmental issues, plants, animals & ecology, water sciences, geologic processes and natural hazards, planetary bodies, geographic and mapping studies, and much more!

Scientists in Action!
Career booklet that engages students in thinking about and planning for careers in science. Photographs and text capture the heart and excitement of what it means to be a cartographer, a geologist, a biologist, an oceanographer, and much more. Student-led research in discovering deformed frogs and other case studies help students realize that they can do real scientific investigation while they are still students. This booklet can also be ordered in hard copy for distribution to students, via the USGS Store (product #16643).

USGS Internships, Employment Opportunities, and Research Grants
There are many different ways that undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty can participate in USGS science. Explore those opportunities through this four-page General Information Product.


Online Videos about Earth Science Careers
 
USGS Careers!
What can you do when you work for the USGS? This 14 minute video is a general overview of how USGS scientists do science. This video is targeted to student audiences. Download and play the video in two common formats:
wmv format (For viewing with Windows Media Player - size of file: 27.5 megabytes)
mov format (For viewing with QuickTime - size of file: 24.6 megabytes)

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