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Examples of Post-Graduate Employment
 

Environmental Science Graduate

Government Agencies

  • Senior Environmental Scientist, U.S. EPA Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab, NV
  • Environmental Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service, Environmental Conservation Division, Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Scientist, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Regional Manager, Department of Fisheries, Marine Fish Division, Bellingham, WA

 

Consulting Firms

  • Environmental Consultant, Golder and Associates, Seattle, WA
  • Project Scientist, Roy S. Weston Consultants, Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Chemist, Hart Crowser, Inc., Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Scientist/Risk Assessment, EVS Consultants, Vancouver, BC 

 

Field of Education

  • NASA Seaquest Coordinator, Northwest Indian College, Ferndale, WA
  • Instructor, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, WA
  • Research Technologist I, Institute for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, WWU, Bellingham, WA
  • Equipment Technician I, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 

 

Private Industry

  • Senior Lab Technician, ARCO, Cherry Point Refinery, Ferndale, WA
  • GIS & IT Support Specialist, Remtech Services, Inc., Tonopah, NV
  • Research Scientist II, Battelle Marine Sciences Lab, Sequim, WA
  • Senior Chemist, METRO, Trace Organics Lab, Seattle, WA
  • Environmental Scientist II, Research Triangle Institute, NC
  • Environmental Scientist, Ketchikan Pulp and Paper, Ketchikan, AK 

 

Further Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate, School of Forestry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Oregon State University, Department of Microbiology, Corvallis, OR
  • Postdoc, Manomet Center for Conservation Science, Manomet, MA

 

Geography Graduate

Government Agencies

  • Environmental Health Specialist, Whatcom County Health and Human Services, Bellingham, WA
  • Water Resources Manager, Public Works, Lynden, WA
  • GIS Analyst, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA
  • GIS Analyst, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA
  • Emergency Management Coordinator, Lawrence Livermore Labs, CA
  • Environmental Specialist, U.S. Navy, San Diego, CA
  • Park Ranger, North Cascades National Park, Sedro Woolley, WA
  • Planner, Port of Bellingham, Bellingham, WA
  • Water Resources Specialist, Whatcom County, WA 

 

Consulting Firms

  • BEK Engineering, Bellingham, WA
  • Planner, Planimetrics, CT 

 

Field of Education

  • Instructor, Everett Community College, Everett, WA
  • Instructor, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
  • Lecturer, Woodring School of Education, WWU, Bellingham, WA
  • Lead Ranger, Discovery Park, Seattle, WA 

 

Private Industry

  • GIS Analyst, Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
  • Coastal Planner, New York
  • Consultant, The World Bank
  • Environmental Educator, Washington Energy, Seattle, WA
  • Tour Coordinator, Thailand Ecotours
  • Executive Director, Education Center, Portland, OR

 

Non-Profit Organizations

  • Director, SKY Education Programs, Pacific Northwest Trail Association, Sedro Woolley, WA
  • Environmental Educator, Padilla Bay Estuarine Reserve, Mt. Vernon, WA
  • Education Director, North Cascades Institute, Sedro Woolley, WA
  • Research Fellow, Resources for the Future, China
  • Research Coordinator, International Development, Santa Cruz, CA

 

Further Education

  • Fulbright Scholar in Africa
  • Ph.D. Candidate, University of British Columbia
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford University, CA
 

 

Dorene Gould, Graduate Program Coordinator
(360) 650-3646

Dr. Ruth Sofield, Graduate Adviser for Environmental Science
(360) 650-2181

Ruth.Sofield@wwu.edu


Dr. Andy Bach, Graduate Adviser for Geography
(360) 650-4774

Andy.Bach@wwu.edu

 

Dr. John Miles, Graduate Adviser for Environmental Education 
(360) 650-2896

John.Miles@wwu.edu