Position Announcement: Range Scientist, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Organization: University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Location: Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL
Description: Applications are invited for a 12-month tenure-track position with a 60% Extension (Florida Cooperative Extension Service) and 40% Research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station) appointment. The position is located in south-central Florida with current tenure assignment with the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation http://www.wec.ufl.edu); however, the selected candidate may select a tenure departmental home more appropriately aligned with their disciplinary expertise, such as Agronomy or Animal Sciences.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Senior Biologist
Organization: Logan Simpson Design, Inc.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Description: The ideal candidate will possess technical expertise with proven experience working in environmental compliance related to biological resources. Individuals that have consulting experience and established relationships with federal, tribal, state, and local resource and regulatory agencies are highly desired. Experience with and working knowledge of current state and federal sage-grouse management programs, sensitive boreal species, and/or management of Great Basin rangelands is also preferred.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Assistant Professor - Rangeland & Livestock
Organization: Oregon State University
Location: Malheur County, OR
Description: Oregon State University Malheur County Extension Service is recruiting for a full-time (1.0 FTE) Assistant Professor position in Rangeland and Livestock. This 12-month position is 0.75 FTE tenure track and 0.25 FTE recurring fixed term funding. This position is responsible for the Rangeland and Livestock Extension program in Malheur County, Oregon.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Extension Educator - Livestock & 4-H Youth Development
Organization: University of Idaho
Location: Council, ID
Description: University of Idaho Extension is seeking applicants for the permanent, 12-month, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor, Extension Educator, Livestock and 4-H Youth Development. The position is located in the Adams County Extension Office in Council, Idaho. Adams County is located in central Idaho and consists of forested mountains and river valleys. The county is primarily rural, with Council (popn. 3,600) and New Meadows (popn. 550) being the two incorporated towns. The county historically has had an agriculture and natural resource base economy with a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities. The Extension Educator will provide overall leadership and organization for multi-county livestock programs (70%). In addition the Educator will provide leadership and support for the county 4-H Youth Development program (20%), and serve as chair of the Adams County Extension Office (10%).
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Livestock/Natural Resource Advisor
Organization: University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)
Location: Eureka, CA
Description: The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), a statewide program with local development and delivery, is seeking an academic advisor to conduct a multi-county-based extension, education and applied research program that will focus on livestock production including nutrition, health and management, food safety, forage production, water quality, invasive species, niche marketing, and grazing management. This advisor also will have a natural resource component to their program and address water quality, soil quality, wildlife habitat and management as well as forage production and grazing strategies that support ecosystem services.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Assistant Professor of Rangeland Resource Management
Organization: Department of Agricultural Sciences West Texas A&M and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Location: Canyon, TX
Description: The Department of Agricultural Sciences at West Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are seeking an Assistant Professor of Range Science to develop an effective and productive teaching, research (60%) and extension program (40%) in the Texas High Plains. This full time (12 month) tenure track position at West Texas A&M University has been created to attract and support an outstanding faculty member with responsibilities in teaching/extension/research supportive of the rangeland industry in the Texas Panhandle and Great Plains. It is expected that this position will develop programs supporting the department and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the ranching/wildlife constituents in the areas of teaching, development and delivery of extension programs to the ranching/wildlife management community and applied research (rangeland resource/grassland management).
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Rangeland Ecologist
Organization: The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
Location: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Description: The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture is pleased to accept applications for a Rangeland Ecologist, 12-month, tenure-leading position at Assistant or Associate Professor rank with 50% research and 50% teaching responsibilities, located in Lincoln, Nebraska. This specialist will provide rangeland ecology and management expertise and leadership for departmental and interdisciplinary programs, and will be expected to develop a nationally recognized program appropriate for a major land-grant university.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Range & Forage Management/Ecologist
Organization: Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Location: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Description: The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska, is accepting applications for a Range and Forage Management/Ecologist, a 25% research, 75% extension, 12-month, tenure-leading appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank, located at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center (PHREC), Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Tenure home for this position is the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, with administrative assignment to the PHREC. Rank will be based on experience and credentials of the successful applicant. Focus of this position will be on native rangeland, forage crop and pastureland resource use with emphasis on sustainable use and resource management of semi-arid rangelands, grazing management, complementary forages, and use of geospatial and climate data to monitor and manage rangelands.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Range/Habitat Technician
Organization: Teton Science Schools
Location: Jackson, WY (field work primarily in NV)
Description: Rangeland/Habitat Technician will be responsible for conducting field work on a variety of projects (vegetation monitoring, vegetation sampling, habitat assessments, rangeland monitoring, grazing planning, etc.). Applicants should expect 7-10 day work-related trips to Nevada and possible overnights in the field.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Range/Habitat Crew Leader
Organization: Teton Science Schools
Location: Jackson, WY (field work primarily in NV)
Description: Rangeland/Habitat Crew Leader will be responsible for leading field work on a variety of projects (vegetation monitoring, vegetation sampling, habitat assessments, rangeland monitoring, grazing planning, etc.). Applicants should expect 7-10 day work-related trips to Nevada and possible overnights in the field.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Postdoctoral Position
Organization: USDA-ARS
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Las Cruces, New Mexico, invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral position at the Jornada on the campus of New Mexico State University, GS-11/12 ($57,408.00-$89,450.00 per annum).
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Graduate Opportunities
Organization: Utah State University - Dept. of Wildland Resources
Location: Logan, UT
Description: We seek a MS student to join a NIFA-funded research team at Utah State University. The project is aimed at using sustainable methods to restore rangelands and providing landowners with new knowledge about medusahead and its control through grazing.
Click here for printable listing
Position Announcement: Assistant Professor & Range Extension Specialist
Organization: Utah State University
Location: Logan, UT
Description: The Department of Wildland Resources, Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University seeks to fill a 12-month, full-time, tenure-track position for an Extension Range Specialist at the Assistant Professor level.
Click here for printable listing
Position/Organization/Location |
Alternate Contact |
Apply By |
| Range Scientist Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL |
dunlap73@ufl.edu or sellersb@ufl.edu or call 863-735-1314 |
7/31/2013 |
| BLM Utah Rangeland Monitoring and Management Fellowship American Conservation Experience St. George, Utah |
intern@usaconservation.org 0r call 801 946 5379 | 07/10/13 |
| GIS Specialist, IRNR/East Wildlife Foundation - College Station, TX | http://www.eastfoundation.net | 7/1/2013 |
| Assistant Professor of Wildlife Management, Alpine, TX | bwarnock@sulross.edu | July, 2013 |
| Soil Scientist, Synergy Resource Solutions Inc., - Bozeman, MT | job@countgrass.com | 6/30/2013 |
| Field Botanist, Synergy Resource Solutions Inc., - Bozeman, MT | job@countgrass.com | 6/30/2013 |
| Range Scientist, Synergy Resource Solutions Inc., - Bozeman, MT | job@countgrass.com | 6/30/2013 |
| Precision Restoration Project Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy - Burns, OR | jkerby@tnc.org | 6/21/2013 |
| Post Doctoral - Oregon State University, Corvallis | nskoghan@yahoo.com | 2015 |
Current Job Listings:
UPDATED 6/18/13
- Range Scientist,
Ona, FL
- Senior Biologist - UT
- Assistant Professor - OR
- Extension Educator - ID
- Livestock/Natural Resource Advisor
- Assistant Professor of Rangeland Resource - TX
- Rangeland Ecologist - NE
- Range & Forage Management / Ecologist- NE
- Range/Habitat Technician - NV
- Range/Habitat Crew Leader - NV
- Postdoctoral Position - NM
- Graduate Opportunities - UT
- Assistant Professor & Range Extension Specialist - UT
- FREE LISTINGS
Advance your career with a degree from one of the nation’s leaders in rangeland education.
As a Colorado State University OnlinePlus student, you’ll receive the same quality instruction, from the same expert faculty, carrying the same esteemed CSU reputation, as an on-campus student would receive – all delivered online or via DVD or correspondence. Learn more about this master’s degree at www.csurangeland.com.


