I found this information to support that previous email on consulting. http://www.pmenv.com/Environmental-Consulting-Career-Advice
I hope this helps out some people. On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Malcolm McCallum <[email protected]> wrote: > A few moments ago I did an indeed search "for environmental consultant." > The search returned 4,362 vacancies, compared to the 721 academic > posts listed on the ecology job wiki. Now, many of these > solicitations were older and had not been removed from the web yet. > Others, certainly are not appropriate for an ecologist. But, the same > can be said of the 721 posted on the jobs wiki. > > My point here is that if you are a doctoral ecology student, it > behooves you to take some courses in environmental > policy/environmental law/risk assessment/environmental assessment > before you graduate, maybe even a course or two in business management > or public administration. The pay is often better than what you get > in academia, and you still work on projects that can be pretty > intriguing. These will be very applied, and you will be expected to > beat the bushes for contracts I suspect. But, find me an academic who > is not expected to find $$. > > I've applied for a few of these in the past, I'm sure many others > have. I get the feeling most positions are filled by MS level > employees, but I know plenty of PHDs doing this. > > With so many people discussing employment opportunities, I felt it > might be worth mentioning this on the listserv. It would be > especially interesting to hear input form those who do this kind of > work. IT would probably be useful for the many people who are seeking > employment. > > > -- > Malcolm L. McCallum > Department of Environmental Studies > University of Illinois at Springfield > > Managing Editor, > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > "Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich > array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a > many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature > lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share > as Americans." > -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of > 1973 into law. > > "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - > Allan Nation > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > and pollution. > 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > MAY help restore populations. > 2022: Soylent Green is People! > > The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) > Wealth w/o work > Pleasure w/o conscience > Knowledge w/o character > Commerce w/o morality > Science w/o humanity > Worship w/o sacrifice > Politics w/o principle > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. -- Malcolm L. McCallum Department of Environmental Studies University of Illinois at Springfield Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology "Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans." -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into law. "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
