Career Information
For SUNY Buffalo State students and alumni, your first stop should be the Career Development Center. Take advantage of the resources there and sign up for a CareerShift account to get updated job listings.
Internships (incomplete list – check in the list below too)
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers https://bnwaterkeeper.org/programs/internships/ (check in July for Fall listings)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Internships website https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/34336.html
Student Conservation Association Internship Positions (list opportunities at a wide variety of agencies including parks)
US Pathways Program – Internships in a variety of US government agencies https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/ for students and recent graduates (2 years or so usually)
Other places to try contacting for internship opportunities
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning https://www3.erie.gov/environment/
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve of the Buffalo Zoo https://reinsteinwoods.org/tag/internship/
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets https://agriculture.ny.gov/employment-information
New York State Parks https://nysinternships.cs.ny.gov/nnyl/
US Army Corps of Engineers https://www.lrb.usace.army.mil/Careers/ (this is the Buffalo Office use the Pathways link for National)
USGS Pathways Internship Program https://www.usgs.gov/human-capital/pathways-internship-program
American Conservation Experience (ACE) https://www.usaconservation.org/
Job Listings / Career Centers
AmeriCorp https://americorps.gov/about/what-we-do
American Geophysical Union (AGU) https://findajob.agu.org/
American Geosciences Institute Job Center https://www.americangeosciences.org/jobs/
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Career website https://www.epa.gov/careers
National Park Service “Youth and Young Adult Programs” (don’t worry – this goes from 15 – 30) Internships and Jobs
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Employment website https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/jobs.html
New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation https://parks.ny.gov/employment/
US Army Corp of Engineers https://agriculture.ny.gov/employment-information