WILDLABS groups like this one are where conservation tech community members from every career stage gather to ask questions, share resources, and network. If you're just getting started in your #tech4wildlife career, making a career change from the tech world into conservation, or you're a student finding your path in the field, the Early Career group wants to meet you!
Likewise, the Early Career group is an excellent place for our conservation tech experts to share opportunities and resources with a wide audience of people who will make a big impact in conservation in the coming years.
How can you get started in our Early Career group?
- Visit our Welcome Thread and tell us about yourself and your career goals!
- Drop into our Share Your Master's Project thread to ask questions, share your updates, get advice, and discuss your project goals with people who can help you make progress
- Network with our group's regular events like Happy Hour, launching later in 2022
The Early Career group is looking for an organizer for a 6-month period to plan networking events and help conservation tech students from around the world connect! If you're interested in volunteering as group organizer, email ellie.warren@wildlabs.net with a brief summary of your early career conservation tech experience so far, and with an idea for one event or activity you'd propose for the group. We hope to hear from you!
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wildlife ecologist and snow scientist
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Conservation Biologist
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Octophin Digital
Jack of all Trades. I've been a zoo keeper, a conservation geneticist and a web developer who specialises in conservation projects and orgs.
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- @nyangetamagesa
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I am currently working as research assistant at Lion Landscapes, I am deeply passionate about conservation activities and dedicated to preserve our planet's natural resources
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Kores is a wildlife conservationist and storyteller in Kenya, passionate about adventure, wildlife, and inspiring conservation through photography, tech and narratives
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- @resoltis
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Currently pursuing a Masters in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science with the hopes of doing work in bioacoustics! Interested in volunteering, internships, and learning about all of the cool conservation tech out there :)
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- @NicoLaur
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PhD Student in Disease Ecology, Taxonomy and biomonitoring in Central Africa
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- @affiliatepurna
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Purna Man Shrestha is a program coordinator of mountain spirit, Nepal. He has 6 years of working experience in human wildlife interaction focusing on wildcats, and conflicts. He has a good knowledge on wildlife survey techniques, field survey, stakeholder engagement
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Postgrad student looking for opportunities for funded fieldwork as well as networking. Experienced in fieldwork and biodiversity surveys.
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Delft University of Technology & SPOTS | Strategic Protection Of Threatened Species
MSc Student in Aerospace/Robotics @TU_Delft | Engineer & Project Manager @StrategicProtectionOfThreatenedSpecies (SPOTS) | Robotics Engineer @BiodivX with @ETH Zürich for the xPrize rainforest competition
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Wildlife ecologist specializing in animal movement modeling and habitat selection with a strong interest in conservation policy and management decisions.
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28 March 2025
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Advancing Hierarchical Classification of Ocean Life
Lilli Wakinekona Carlsen
Join the FathomNet Kaggle Competition to show us how you would develop a model that can accurately classify varying taxonomic ranks!
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Wildlife Monitoring Internship 2025
Alex Rood
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI) is seeking an intern to assist with multiple projects related to conservation technology for wildlife monitoring. SNZCBI scientists collect data...
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Customer Support and Marketing Specialist
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We are hiring for a customer support / marketing specialist.
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10 February 2025
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SPOTS Internship Programme
Georg Strunck
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6 February 2025
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Live and work in sunny San Diego for the summer, contributing to engineering projects as they relate to conservation technology.
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Community Base, Early Career, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 11 hours 15 minutes ago | |
| Hello WILDLABS Community, Ocean Science Analytics recently launched an ocean-focused course for those interested in learning how to... |
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Geospatial, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Early Career, Earth Observation 101 Community | 5 days 23 hours ago | |
| Hi Aleksandra,Welcome! I'm also from a technical background (software development, data engineering, and data science) and making the shift into conservation tech. Like you, I don... |
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Early Career | 1 month 2 weeks ago | |
| Thanks Fadhilla! I met with your colleague Henrick at the booth. :-) |
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AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Early Career, Geospatial | 1 month 3 weeks ago | |
| p.s. https://environmentjob.co.uk/jobs has internships searchable for any location, not just UK. |
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Geospatial, Early Career, Marine Conservation | 2 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Hi Ethan, It's indeed a competitive area. My advice for you (and anybody else seeking a PhD supervisor)...Do background research on each individual potential supervisor and always... |
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Early Career, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Climate Change | 2 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Hi Frida!As a recent graduate gearing up for grad school applications, I've also been looking into conservation tech programs. As @carlybatist already mentioned, there's an... |
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Early Career, Conservation Tech Training and Education | 2 months 3 weeks ago | |
| My name is Frank Short and I am a PhD Candidate at Boston University in Biological Anthropology. I am currently doing fieldwork in Indonesia using machine-learning powered passive... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Data management and processing tools, Early Career, Emerging Tech, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Protected Area Management Tools, Software Development | 3 months ago | |
| Hello all!I just found this amazing resource and was hoping people here could help provide me some with advice! I am a junior web developer... |
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Latin America Community, Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Drones, Early Career | 3 months 1 week ago | ||
| Hi Karinna, That seems that a great plan and lots of nice skills to bring in!Don't hesitate to search the member directory or the organisations inventory to find suitable... |
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Early Career | 4 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi @ziggy_4 , I agree with those who commented before, there are a lot of ways to get into the field. I went down the Biology route and then learnt more via my PhD. ... |
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Early Career, Conservation Tech Training and Education | 4 months 1 week ago |
The Variety Hour: 2024 Lineup
22 March 2024 4:30pm
Introduction + Mentorship/Research Partnership
20 March 2024 1:41am
22 March 2024 2:28pm
I actually will be in Panama for an internship during June-July in the Azuero peninsula!! What organization are you both involved in?
Empowering women, protecting nature: Insights from WiCT 2023
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SMART Global Congress 2024: A quick summary
19 March 2024 6:42pm
Fundraising Workshop: Caribbean Region
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2 Postdoctoral Conservation Ecologist Positions at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI)
14 March 2024 7:18pm
PhD Opening: Revealing the Dynamics of Soaring Environments Through GPS and Drones
13 March 2024 2:11pm
Senior Post-doctoral Researcher/Senior Research Associate Opportunity: Movement ecology of Greenland halibut
13 March 2024 2:00pm
Ph.D. Assistantship: Collared Peccary Population and Spatial Ecology in Southern Texas
13 March 2024 1:51pm
Now for Wildlife
12 March 2024 2:36pm
Introduction and Potential Networking
6 March 2024 7:36pm
8 March 2024 12:28pm
Hi Sienna, I'm in the Worcester area and always keep an eye on positions nearby for my students. I recommend adding Mass Audubon to your list (currently searching for a land conservation fellow). Also, many towns search for conservation agents/administrators to assist their conservation commission. Museum of Science, the Boston Aquarium, as well as many smaller science museums / zoos (e.g., Ecotarium in Worcester), are frequently hiring for both full-time and temporary positions. Feel free to contact me in private!
Conservation Science Fellow (Giraffe Conservation Foundation)
4 March 2024 11:18am
Funded PhD Opportunity: Moose Acoustics at the University of New Hampshire
13 February 2024 1:21pm
Early career mammalogist funding Opportunity
12 February 2024 8:57pm
Conservation Technology Intern - The Wildlife Restoration Foundation
8 February 2024 7:52pm
PhD Opportunity - Exploring plants’ sensing capability with vibroacoustics
8 February 2024 5:35pm
Southern African Wildlife Management Association Conference 2024
6 February 2024 12:20pm
Project Planning for Wildlife Conservation
30 January 2024 3:13pm
Two year postdoc - Machine Learning & Bioacoustics
16 January 2024 7:49am
Free Spatial Analysis Course: Going Places with Spatial Analysis
15 January 2024 9:42am
Jamii Tech Program 2024, Tanzania
10 January 2024 11:12am
Presentation opportunity: Text analysis for conservation (NACCB 2024)
8 January 2024 4:05pm
Looking for a Supervisor/Research Group - ML-driven Marine Biomonitoring
3 January 2024 2:05pm
5 January 2024 11:07am
Hi Filippo,
Nice to read your message. Have you thought of contacting anyone in the Bioscience department at UCL? In our group "the People and Nature Lab", a few PhD students (Ben and Jason) are working on ML methods for coral reef monitoring. Might be interesting to reach out to them. List of People at CBER.
Best, Aude
7 January 2024 6:06pm
Thanks Aude, very useful. Will reach out to them!
Project support officer - Conservation Tech
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Feeding the Curiosity: A Closer Lookat Acacia xanthophloea's Shifting Defenses
28 November 2023 2:26pm
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Kinship Conservation Fellows
NSERC-CREATE Graduate Programs
27 November 2023 10:36am
20 March 2024 2:14pm
Me and @Hubertszcz are working on biodiversity monitoring for habitat restoration on the Azuero penninsula in August. I don't have any like paid research opportunities i know of myself, but if you find yourself in panama, im sure they can use help!