Career Resources for the Geosciences

Welcome to the Geosciences Library's career resource page. 

The resources on this page have been provided to help you learn about professional organizations in your field,

find scholarships and funding for research, and find relevant social media feeds. Be sure to check out the career resource display in the Library for career development books related to the geosciences.

 

Professional Organizations | Social Networking | Funding

Professional Organizations

Joining professional organizations is a great way to keep current in your field by attending conferences and through reading the publications. Most organizations have a discounted student membership rate.

Geology 

American Association of Petroleum Geologists     

        http://www.aapg.org

 

American Geological Institute 

        http://www.agiweb.org

 

American Geophysical Union

    http://www.agu.org/

 

American Institute of Professional Geologists

         http://www.aipg.org/

 

American Rock Mechanics Association

     http://www.armarocks.org

 

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography

     http://www.aslo.org/

 

Association for Women Geoscientists

       http://www.awg.org/

 

Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists

        http://www.aegweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

 

Geochemical Society

        http://www.geochemsoc.org/

 

Geological Society of America

    http://www.geosociety.org/

 

Mineralogical Society of America

       http://www.minsocam.org/

 

National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists

       http://www.nabgg.com/

 

The Paleontological Society

        http://www.paleosoc.org/

 

Professional Geologists of Indiana

     http://www.professionalgeologistsofindiana.org/Home.aspx

 

Seismological Society of America

    http://www.seismosoc.org/

 

The Society of Economic Geologists

  http://www.segweb.org/

 

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

     http://www.agiweb.org/members/index.html

 

The Society for Organic Petrology

      http://www.tsop.org/

 

Society for Sedimentary Geology

     http://www.sepm.org/pages.aspx?pageid=1

 

YES Network

     http://www.networkyes.org/

To see more professional organizations please visit:

http://geology.com/societies.htm

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Geography

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping                                 

         http://www.acsm.net/

 

American Geophysical Union: Atmospheric Sciences Section

    http://www.agu.org/sections/atmos/

 

American Planning Association

         http://www.planning.org/

 

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

    http://www.asprs.org/society/index.html

 

Association of American Geographers
The AAG has over 60 specialty groups for various sub disciplines

within geography so be sure to visit the Specialty Groups page.

  http://www.aag.org/

 

American Institute for Hydrology

        http://www.aihydrology.org/

 

American Meteorological Society 

       http://www.ametsoc.org/

 

Cartography and Geospatial Information Society

   http://www.cartogis.org/

 

Geospatial Information and Technology Association

    http://www.gita.org/

 

National Council for Geographic Education

     http://www.ncge.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

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Social Networking

Social networking tools are a great way to connect with colleagues and potential employers. Below are some Twitter feeds that might be useful for you.

 

Tweet My Jobs	@tweetmyjobs
Get Geology Jobs	@GetGeologyJobs
YES Network	@NetworkYES
GeoConnection	@tweetmyjobs
American Geophysical Union	@theAGU
National Science Foundation	@NSF
Geology News	@geologynews
Geological Society of America	@geosociety
Geospatial Information and Technology Association	@GITAssociation
Association of American Geographers	@theAAG
ESRI	@Esri
National States Geographic Information Council	@nsgic
American Planning Association	@APA_Planning
American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing	@ASPRSorg
GIS Geospatial News	@gisuser
U.S. Geological Survey	@USGS

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Funding

Still a few semesters away from graduation? Planning on pursuing graduate study? Then you will be interested in funding opportunities. Professional organizations are a good place to start in the search for funding.

AEG Foundation Scholarships

http://www.aegweb.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3410

AGI Minority Participation Program

http://www.agiweb.org/mpp/index.html

American Mineralogist Undergraduate Award

http://www.minsocam.org/msa/awards/undergrad_award.html

Mineralogical Society of America's Grants for Student Research In Mineralogy And Petrology

http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Awards/Min_Pet_Award.html

National Science Foundation

The NSF has various funding opportunities

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

SEG Foundation Scholarships

http://www.seg.org/web/foundation/programs/scholarship

Spackman Award

http://www.tsop.org/grants.htm

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