Job & Internship Boards: Natural Sciences
Explore current job and internship openings on a variety of job boards. This list is not comprehensive and the tools are not maintained by UM except where indicated.
Start with Handshake! UM’s all-in-one career platform featuring internships, jobs, and events in data/tech fields and beyond – all for UM students and grads!
- Indeed – Widely used platform with postings for lab techs, researchers, conservationists, and more.
- LinkedIn Jobs – Powerful for networking and finding research, science, and policy-related positions.
- ProFellow – Paid fellowships and funding awards for all disciplines
- USAJobs – Official federal government job site, with many opportunities at agencies like the NIH, EPA, NOAA, and USGS.
- See our Get a Federal Job page for tips on navigating the federal search as well as creating a federal resume.
- Science Careers – A service of the journal Science, providing a wide range of science and technology jobs.
- New Scientist Jobs – New Scientist Jobs has the largest range of jobs in life sciences, biology, physics, astronomy, and chemistry
- BioSpace – Jobs in biotech, pharmaceuticals, clinical research, and life sciences.
- UM Biological and Biomedical Sciences – List of local business and nonprofits in the Missoula area that offer relevant jobs, internships, and student opportunities.
- Physics Today Jobs – Research, faculty, and industry positions for physicists and engineers.
- Conservation Job Board – U.S.-based postings in conservation, wildlife biology, and ecology.
- EnvironmentalCareer.com – Listings for roles in environmental science, policy, and education.
- Earthworks – International listings for geoscientists, hydrologists, and environmental scientists.
- EcoJobs – Environmental and natural science jobs focused on conservation, research, and sustainability.