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Jobs for SEFS students; may not necessarily be career-related.

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Undergraduate Assistant Needed in the UW Program on Climate Change Office

PCC Undergrad Job Ad 2025

Undergraduate Assistant Needed in the UW Program on Climate Change Office!

This position is best suited to someone interested in learning more climate science and in interacting with the UW and affiliated climate community. We are looking for someone who would like to work 4-6 hours a week, and is able to work additional hours supporting events. Student applicants should be available for a minimum of two years and able to start work by March 2026. Start date as early as mid January is possible.

Please visit the Program on Climate Change website to learn about the program.

Candidates should:

  • Have a genuine interest in the program’s focus on connecting departments, faculty, students, and staff around climate related issues and skills

  • Physical climate system

  • Have an interest in climate change opportunities after graduating

  • Have excellent written and oral communication skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to prioritize several competing tasks and projects

  • Exercise good judgment, be open to learning new skills, and meet deadlines

  • Be comfortable with digital software, have significant experience with MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Google Docs, Sheets, Canva, and similar

More detail is below. If you are interested in the position and have questions, or want to meet, email Miriam at uwpcc@uw.edu and include “undergraduate assistant” in the subject line.

Additional Detail:

Employer: Program on Climate Change (PCC)

Primary Contact: Miriam Bertram, Assistant Director of the Program on Climate Change

Contact: uwpcc@uw.edu

Position Type: On-Campus Student Employment

Title: Program on Climate Change (PCC) Undergraduate Assistant

Division: College of the Environment – Program on Climate Change (PCC)

Location:  PCC Office in the Ocean Sciences Building (OCN) Room 335A, Box 355351 Seattle, WA 98195

Work Schedule: The first month will be spent learning systems and processes, which will require 2-4 hours per week. By spring quarter 2026 the student should be available to work 4-6 hours/week on 2 non-consecutive weekdays each week with occasional afternoon/evening events. Scheduling is flexible to accommodate class schedule each quarter.

Duties Include:

  • Identifying climate-minor courses and instructors; organizing course information and distributing quarterly emails to advertise the climate minor

  • Identifying climate-related courses and education pathways for a variety of UW students

  • Bi-yearly updates to the “People” section of the PCC website and other sections of the website as needed, using WordPress and/or HTML

  • Creation of PCC participant directory profiles that populate the “People” section.

  • Bi-yearly updates to the Philanthropic Impact, PNW Ambassadors, and Undergraduate Opportunities

  • Assisting with PCC-related events, including the Summer Institute at Friday Harbor in mid-September and the Winter Welcome on campus in the winter quarter

  • Arranging carpool logistics for the PCC Summer Institute

  • Developing digital and printed communications/flyers for events and educational programming

  • Developing and posting news and blogs for the PCC website

  • Editing and uploading news and blog content written by other PCC members

  • Occasionally monitoring mailman listservs and UW PCC email

  • Using wordpress and html

  • Creation and data processing of intake and event-related forms

  • Monthly updates to PCC homepage postings and featured events

  • Manage linkedin etc.

Once familiar with the PCC and UW climate research, additional duties may include:

  • Presenting the Climate Science Minor to undergraduate students

  • Assisting the Undergraduate Cohort in logistics, planning, advertising, and broader PCC relations

  • Attending board meetings to stay familiar with PCC activities

This position is expected to renew each year until graduation, with pay increases as assistants take on more roles and learn more skills.

Salary: Starts at $22.65/hr

To Apply: Email three pdf’s: (1) statement of interest (no more than 1 page, state why you would like to work for the PCC-please show that you understand the mission of the PCC and the expected role of the undergraduate assistant) (2) tentative winter schedule with unavailable times blocked out, and (3) resume to Miriam Bertram uwpcc@uw.edu, include “undergrad assistant application” in the subject line.

Application Deadline: December 15, 2025

Questions: Email Miriam Bertram (uwpcc@uw.edu)

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New remote sensing analyst position at ONRC

Hey SEFS Grads!
ONRC is hiring a remote sensing analyst to work on our various forest ecology and management research projects throughout the PNW. We are hoping to find someone who has experience processing and analyzing drone and aerial lidar, multispectral imagery, and other remotely sensed data. This person would also assist with managing the ONRC intern program and conduct some field work as well. This is a temporary 12-month position with the potential to extend another 12-months. We are hoping to create a permanent position during this time as well.
Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested! Here’s the link for current UW folks and here is the link for non-UW folks. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at cbobsin@uw.edu.
The posting closes on November 21st!

—

Courtney R. Bobsin, PhD (she/her)
Research Scientist 
School of Environmental & Forest Sciences 
University of Washington 
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SEFS Open WIN26 ASE Positions | Applications Due October 31st

Dear SEFS Graduate Students,

 

SEFS is announcing our open ASE positions for Winter Quarter 2026. To apply at this time, you must be a SEFS graduate student in good academic standing & plan to enroll for Winter Quarter. If interested, please review the open positions & application details below. The priority application deadline for this round of hiring is Friday, October 31st, 2025 @ 11:59PM.

 

SEFS OPEN WIN26 ASE POSITIONS:

All open positions are instructional/course support positions at this time.

 

Salaried ASE Positions (include salary, benefits, & tuition waiver)

Course # Course Name Position Type % FTE Instructor/Supervisor Job Description
ESRM 150 Wildlife in the Modern World Teaching Assistant 50% FTE Lecturer Clint Robins LINK
ESRM 200 Society & Sustainable Environments Teaching Assistant 50% FTE Prof. Peter Kahn LINK
ESRM 210 Introductory Soils Teaching Assistant 50% FTE Prof. Sarah Collier LINK
ESRM 250 Intro. To GIS in Forest Resources Teaching Assistant 50% FTE Prof. Benjamin Dittbrenner LINK

 

Hourly ASE Positions (hourly rate, do not include benefits or tuition waiver)

Course # Course Name Position Type Instructor/Supervisor Job Description
ESRM 450 Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Reader/Grader Prof. Aaron Wirsing LINK

TO APPLY:

To apply for any of the above positions, please fill out a SEFS ASE Application Form, attach your rèsumè/CV information as described, and submit your application via this WIN26 SEFS Application Submission Form. Any application questions should be directed to Levi Sy, Winkenwerder 104 or sefsmain@uw.edu.

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1 winter TA position with Marine Biology winter 2026 MARBIO 305: Scientific Writing in Marine Biology (deadline 11/07)

Marine Biology
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant
Position Announcement
Position Title: Teaching Assistant
Supervising Faculty: Professor Julia Parrish
Course Name: MARBIO 305: Scientific Writing in Marine Biology
Employment Period: 12/16/2025 – 3/15/2026
The Degree: Marine Biology offers a Bachelor of Science Degree (BS) in Marine Biology housed within the College of the Environment. The degree is a unique collaboration between the School of Oceanography and the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, in partnership with the Friday Harbor Laboratories.
The Class: MARBIO 305 is focused on giving students (especially incoming students and sophomores) the skills and the confidence to communicate science well in written form.  This is NOT a course about writing manuscripts for submission to scientific journals.  Rather, it is a course about writing every class period, and hopefully in between.
Communication requires writing skills!  Can you really tell the difference between an analogy and a metaphor (is there a difference…)?  When is the last time you looked up a word, or challenged yourself to use an expanded vocabulary, or even checked to make sure you haven’t used the same word five times in a single paragraph?  This course starts with writing mechanics and description, and moves towards flow, message and story.
To communicate science broadly, writers must understand what scientists, speaking via peer-reviewed publications, are saying.  A major facet of the course is figuring out how to read and interpret scientific publications – how to parse an abstract, how to interpret a graphic, how to pick main messages out of a discussion.
And finally, because most science communication is not scientist-to-scientist, the last third of the course explores long-form (1,000 word blog) and short-form (135 word 1-minute radio piece) science communication to the public.
Inbetween, the class engages in image-driven free-writes during every class period.  Yup.  That’s a lot of writing!
The Job: Marine Biology needs to hire one Teaching Assistant for MARBIO 305.
TAs will be providing students with strongly positive, highly operational feedback on their weekly writing, including:
  • copy editing (spelling, grammar, simple mechanics)
  • pushing vocabulary, phrasing and flow
  • helping assemble message and story
  • reworking of student “free writes” to demonstrate editing comments
Practically, this means that TAs should expect to spend 12-15 hours weekly editing and commenting out students’ work.  Given that we have ~50 students, this means that TAs must be efficient, able to quickly read and understand where the student is, and be able to help them with short, focused summaries (e.g., 1-2 things they are doing well; 2 things they should concentrate on this week with specific examples to assist their learning).
Successful candidates will already be confident writers and editors, with experience writing for lay audiences.  Evidence of writing experience would be in the form of newsletter, blog, or other public audience writing (please be ready to submit samples!).  Evidence of editing experience could include writing feedback provided to students in other classes, at a writing center, or as an editor in a student-run outlet such as Field Notes, or Currents.
Course Schedule: Lecture: M W, 3:30 – 4:50 PM
(Note: TA attendance during all lectures is required)
TA responsibilities include:
  • Attend class; workshop with the students, provide one-on-one feedback
  • Help maintain course Canvas page
  • Meet with the instructional team (2TAs and instructor) weekly to review, recap and plan ahead
  • Hold weekly office hours (can be used as editing time if no students show)
  • Hold special editing sessions in advance of major assignment due dates
  • Edit and comment out a 20-40 pieces of student work weekly (varies over the quarter)
  • Optional: teach at least one class session
Requirements:
  • Academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship
  • Availability for full appointment timeframe and available for the time the course is offered
  • Demonstrations of excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Compensation: This is a GSA position governed by the UAW contract paid in accordance with 2025 – 2026 TA/RA/SA salary schedules.
To apply:
Please send an email to jkob@uw.edu with the subject MARBIO 305 Winter 2025 TA and your last name.
Attach to the email a single PDF document that includes:
1.       A cover letter describing the strengths you would bring to serving as a teaching assistant in this course, as well as your strengths and background relevant to the specific activities outlined in the position and course description.
2.       A current resume that includes your work history and academic accomplishments of no more than two pages.
3.       Two references (name, title, phone, email) familiar with your teaching abilities.
Deadline: Priority application deadline of Friday, 11/07/2025 12:00 PM Pacific.
Notes: This job classification is governed by a negotiated labor contract.
The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. https://ap.washington.edu/eoaa/aapolicy/
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Disability Services Office, https://hr.uw.edu/dso/services/ 206-543-6450, 206-543-6452 (TTY) or dso@uw.edu

Joe Kobayashi

 

Assistant Director of Academic Services

University of Washington Marine Biology

he, him, his 

Fisheries Sciences Building, Room 208 A Box: 355020

206-616-2170

Book an advising appointment

View my calendar 

marinebiology.uw.edu

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Winter 2026 QSCI TA positions – priority deadline October 22, 2025

Center for Quantitative Science
TA Positions, Winter 2026
The Center for Quantitative Science (CQS) is hiring TAs for the following courses:
  • Q SCI 291 (in-person), Calculus for Natural Systems I: Derivatives – up to 2 positions, depending on enrollment
  • Q SCI 292 (in-person), Calculus for Natural Systems II: Integrals – up to 2 positions, depending on enrollment
  • Q SCI 381 A (in-person), Intro to Probability and Statistics – up to 3 TA positions, depending on enrollment
  • Q SCI 381 B (hybrid: online lecture, in-person labs), Intro to Probability and Statistics – up to 2 TA positions, depending on enrollment
  • Q SCI 482 (in-person), Statistical Inference in Applied Research I: Hypothesis Testing and Estimation for Ecologists and Resource Managers – 1 TA position
Position Details
  • Dates of employment: December 16, 2025 – March 15, 2026
    • Must be available during the class time frame for the entire quarter, including final exam week
  • Compensation: Position is 50% FT.  Salaries are based on graduate level. Rates can be found on the Center for Quantitative Science webpage.
  • Priority: Priority consideration is given to students enrolled in a College of the Environment graduate program.
Deadline to Apply: October 22, 2025
Priority consideration is given to applications received by this date. Applications will be accepted after this date if the positions remain unfilled.
Teaching Assistant Responsibilities
  • Assisting instructor with the delivery of learning materials (lectures, labs, and other materials)
  • Running labs, help sessions, and recitation sessions
  • Grading homework and exams
  • Maintaining office hours
  • Attending the course lecture and labs (as assigned)
Teaching Assistant Eligibility Requirements
  • Must be in good academic standing
  • Must be available during the class time frame for the entire quarter, including final exam week
  • Have current academic standing as a UW Graduate Student and eligibility to hold a Graduate Student Assistantship
  • Background and enthusiasm to communicate effectively with biology, zoology, conservation, ecology, and natural resource management students
  • For QSCI 291 and 292, must be competent in calculus
  • For QSCI 381, must be competent in statistics and have familiarity with R
  • For QSCI 482, must be competent in statistical inference and be comfortable with R
  • Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration
  • All TAs must complete the required UW Employee Title IX training within 30 days of their hire date if they have not already completed it for a previous UW employment.
Teaching Assistant Position Terms:
  • Salaries are based on graduate level and rates can be found on the Center for Quantitative Science webpage. Contact the Center for Quantitative Science office for more information on salary levels.
  • Appointments are 50% FTE and average approximately 20 hours/week or 220 hours for the quarter.
  • TAs are required to register for a minimum of 10 credits per quarter that they hold an assistantship.
  • A tuition waiver is provided, but the TA will be responsible for paying student fees ($277).
  • Graduate Appointee accident/sickness insurance will be provided (GAIP).
  • This job classification is governed by a negotiated labor contract and is subject to union shop provisions.
Application Process: Please submit the following by email to owense@uw.edu:
Resume/CV
  • Include your home department, advisor, and academic status (“Masters Student”, “PhD Student, but haven’t completed general exam”, or “PhD Student, completed general exam”)
  • List all previous TA and reader/grader positions held for any UW department Include your evaluation score for each position
Cover letter that includes:
  • The specific Q SCI TA or reader/grader position(s) you are applying for
  • A brief statement of how your skills and experiences are a match for the position
  • List Q SCI or equivalent courses you have completed
Questions?  Contact owense@uw.edu.
The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.  To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206.543.6450/206.543.6452 (tty) or dso@u.washington.edu.
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Department of Ecology State of Washington Job: Senior Market Monitor – Climate

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The Department of Ecology is hiring a Senior Market Monitor – Climate (Financial Examiner 4) within the Climate Pollution Reduction Program (CPRP).

Location:

  • Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA.
  • Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

 Schedule:

  • This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options.
  • A minimum of one day per week is required in the Lacey, WA office. On an infrequent basis, additional Cap-and-Invest market events such as auctions may require in-person work.
  • Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

Application Timeline:

  • Apply by October 26, 2025.
  • This position will remain open until filled. The agency reserves the right to make a hire at any time after application review begins. Applications received after the date above may not be considered.

Salary: $89,352.00 – $120,048.00 Annually

If you’re interested in applying for this position or reading additional information, please follow this link:
Senior Market Monitor – Climate (Financial Examiner 4)

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

 

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Cal Poly Humboldt Tenure Track Range Position

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Dear folks:

The Department of Forestry, Fire, and Rangeland Management at Cal Poly Humboldt seeks applicants for a tenure track position in Rangeland Resource Science. Please see the attached vacancy announcement. We are looking for candidates who will help build a program that was recently accredited by the Society for Range Management. Candidates should be excited about the prospect to educate a student body composed of a high number of first-generation and traditionally underserved college students.

Erin Kelly

_____________________________________________________

Professor and Department Chair

Dept. of Forestry, Fire, and Rangeland Management

Office: Forestry Building room 210

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT

1 Harpst St.
Arcata, CA 95521

California Registered Professional Forester #3001

Phone: 707-826-4150

 

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Kenmore Job + Networking Event – October 1st

Date: October 1, 2025
Time: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: Kenmore City Hall, 18120 68th Ave NE, Kenmore, WA 98028

This event is geared toward new job entrants, career shifters, high school students, undergraduates, and graduate students who are interested in green careers and sustainability-focused opportunities.

Event Features Include:

  • Free LinkedIn headshots
  • Discounts on career coaching
  • Networking opportunities

Confirmed Participating Organizations Include:

  • Whale Scouts
  • Department of Ecology
  • Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group
  • Republic Services
  • Clean Power Research
  • Orca Network
  • UW Bothell Sustainability
  • UW Seattle ERSM / Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering
  • King County Metro
  • Cascadia College Sustainability
  • City of Kenmore – Public Works
  • King County Noxious Weed Control
  • JumpStart Program – King County
  • Seattle Sustainable Landscaping
  • Avid Landscape Management