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Careers and Opportunities
Geology careers, summer opportunities and professional organizations
We hope the following resources will answer those age-old questions of the budding geologist: "what can I do this summer", "what can I do with a geology degree", "what can I do after Bowdoin (also navigate to Geology Alumni)" and "where can I go on a field trip"...
Summer opportunities:
- Bowdoin Student Research Awards
- National Science Foundation: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- GeoCorps America: Geoscientists Assisting National Parks, National Forests, and BLM Lands
- Keck Geology Consortium at The College of Wooster
- Maine Space Grant Consortium
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Academic Opportunities & Programs
Geology career links:
- Guide to Geoscience Careers and Employers
- Association for Women Geoscientists - What Do Earth Scientists Do?
Career Opportunities in the Geosciences - American Institute of Professional Geologists Colorado Section: Reflections on a Geological Career
Professional organizations:
- Geological Society of Maine
- The New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference
- The Geological Society of America
- American Geophysical Union
- The American Geological Institute
- The Association for Women Geoscientists
- National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists
- Society for Sedimentary Geology
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists
- The National Association of Geoscience Teachers
- Mineralogical Society of America
- The American Institute of Hydrology
- National Ground Water Association
- The Oceanography Society