Career Resources and Employment Opportunities

Our alumni have found careers in a wide variety of fields in geology and related fields. This section features opportunities to attend field camp, related scholarships, internships & fellowships, and NSF REU programs. You can also find career and employment resources for job searching and entering the workforce as an ECS graduate.

Field Camp & Internship & Research Experience Resources

Lists of field camps

• Geology.com
• NAGT

Field camp scholarships

• NAGT - includes an opportunity specifically for women
• GSA
• AEG Foundation

Internships & fellowships 

• USGS
• Keck Geology Consortium
• NOAA Sea Grant
• Search for summer research opportunities on Pathways to Science

NSF REU sites

• Earth Sciences
• Ocean Sciences 
• Polar Programs
• Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

Talk to the Office of Scholar Development at Tufts about research opportunities and funding

General Information on Careers in the Earth Sciences

• AGI Workforce Guide to Geoscience Careers
• Career Advice from the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists
• Sloan Career Cornerstone Series - Geosciences
• GSA Mentoring and Guidance Opportunities
• GROW - Geoscience Resources on Opportunities in the Workforce

Earth Science Employment Listings

• GSA Listings and Employment Service
• AAPG listings and Employment Service
• Earthworks Job Listings
• AGU Job Listings (membership required)

Tufts Geology Alum Career Profiles

• Tufts Geology Alum Career Profiles