ZAA is recruiting a Species Survival Officer to deliver a best-practice coordination support framework for threatened species National Recovery Teams. This role is focused on strengthening governance, coordination, planning and stakeholder engagement so Recovery Teams can spend less time navigating systems and more time delivering real conservation outcomes. You will act as a neutral facilitator and system steward, embedding high-quality operating structures, improving collaboration, and ensuring recovery efforts align with both government expectations and global conservation best practice.
This role is best suited to someone with substantial experience working within complex administrative, governance, or coordination systems involving multiple stakeholders. While academic experience may be valuable, the role requires practical experience navigating competing priorities, maintaining clear processes, supporting decision-making, and coordinating input across diverse individuals and organisations.

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Deadline: May 18

ZAA is recruiting a Species Survival Officer to deliver a best-practice coordination support framework for threatened species Recovery Teams in Queensland, in partnership with the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation. This role is focused on strengthening governance, coordination, planning and stakeholder engagement so Recovery Teams can spend less time navigating systems and more time delivering real conservation outcomes. You will act as a neutral facilitator and system steward, embedding high-quality operating structures, improving collaboration, and ensuring recovery efforts align with both government expectations and global conservation best practice. This role is best suited to someone with substantial experience working within complex administrative, governance, or coordination systems involving multiple stakeholders. While academic experience may be valuable, the role requires practical experience navigating competing priorities, maintaining clear processes, supporting decision-making, and coordinating input across diverse individuals and organisations.

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Deadline: May 18

ZSL is looking to hire a Programme Manager (maternity cover) to join our Aquatic Species and Policy team, which sits in the Conservation and Policy Department. The successful candidate will work across two projects:

• Project SIARC (Sharks Inspiring Action and Research with Communities) works towards a Vision that threatened sharks, skates and rays and diverse coastal communities benefit from an inclusive approach to marine conservation and research in Wales. Project SIARC is led by ZSL and Natural Resources Wales (NRW), and completed in partnership with Delivery Partners, Affiliates and Collaborators. Using money raised by National Lottery Players, the National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Project SIARC is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Welsh Government’s Nature Networks Fund.

• The Angel Shark Project (ASP) is a multidisciplinary collaboration that collects ecological and population data whilst engaging with local communities, researchers, and governments to secure the future of Critically Endangered angel sharks throughout their range. The ASP works with partners and collaborators across seven regional projects.

• The Angel Shark Conservation Network (ASCN) is a community working to see that angel sharks restored to robust populations safeguarded across their natural range. ZSL is the ASCN Coordinator and manages the ASCN alongside the ASCN Partners.

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Deadline: May 25

The Global Conservation Impact team at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is seeking a full-time Coexistence Scientist with expertise in quantitative ecology to advance our growing portfolio of interdisciplinary conservation work. This scientist will lead and support research on wildlife population dynamics, landscape connectivity, animal movement, and the evaluation of habitat restoration and coexistence interventions. The role bridges rigorous landscape-level ecological analysis with the real-world conservation challenges of our global partners, providing the quantitative backbone for evidence-based decision-making.

This position will support both local initiatives, such as evaluating the biodiversity benefits of habitat restoration in the greater Cincinnati region, and a global network of partners working on connectivity, corridors, and coexistence challenges. The scientist will also play a key role in mentoring participants in the Hoffman Coexistence Impact Fellowship program and collaborating across disciplines to integrate ecological and social data into cohesive, impact-oriented research. The Coexistence Scientist will bolster the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s ability to achieve our mission of conserving nature and serving community by fostering leadership, storytelling, and action among coexistence Fellows, Zoo staff, and external partners. 

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following leadership attributes: You model the example for others to follow; you inspire others to work towards an exciting future and shared vision; you challenge yourself and others to look for innovative ways to improve the organization; you foster collaboration and trust and build spirited teams; and you recognize contributions and celebrate accomplishments.

The Research Assistant assists with some or all of the following tasks: the gathering and analysis of research data from the laboratory or the field; attending to the needs of animals in managed care, plants, biological samples, and/or community members. This position reports to a Supervisor level or higher in the Conservation Science & Wildlife Health department.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Perform a variety of laboratory, diagnostic, animal care, educational, and/or field duties.

• Collect, collate, maintain, process, and/or analyze records relevant to current projects (e.g., biological samples).

• Prepare, arrange, and maintain records for sample and/or wildlife shipments.

• Collect and record data utilizing spreadsheet and database systems.

• Document, file, and maintain records.

• Maintain supply inventories and prepares purchase requisitions.

• Assist with repair and maintain of equipment and supplies.

• Learn and master project or program processes.

The Research Associate I performs assigned laboratory, wildlife/plant care, field duties and/or training initiatives in support of a variety of research, endangered species propagation, and/or community initiatives. The position reports to a Supervisor level or higher in the Conservation Science Department.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Perform a variety of laboratory, diagnostic, wildlife care, and/or field duties, depending on the assignment.

• Collect, collate, maintain, process, and analyze records relevant to current projects (e.g., data and biological samples).

• Collect, record and analyze data utilizing spreadsheet and database systems.

• Document, file, and maintain records.

• Conduct a variety of assigned research, husbandry, and training activities.

• Work with team of administrative assistant to maintain supply inventories and prepare purchase requisitions.

• Ensure laboratory, wildlife/plant care, and field equipment are properly maintained and calibrated and coordinates repairs and maintenance of equipment and facilities with administrative assistant.

The Research Assistant assists with some or all of the following tasks: the gathering and analysis of research data from the laboratory or the field; attending to the needs of animals in managed care, plants, biological samples, and/or community members. This position reports to a Supervisor level or higher in the Conservation Science & Wildlife Health department.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Perform a variety of laboratory, diagnostic, animal care, educational, and/or field duties.

• Collect, collate, maintain, process, and/or analyze records relevant to current projects (e.g., biological samples).

• Prepare, arrange, and maintain records for sample and/or wildlife shipments.

• Collect and record data utilizing spreadsheet and database systems.

• Document, file, and maintain records.

• Maintain supply inventories and prepares purchase requisitions.

• Assist with repair and maintain of equipment and supplies.

• Learn and master project or program processes.

The City Zoos Assistant Research Coordinator will assist the City Zoos Research Manager in building the capacity of the City Zoos to conduct applied research projects for the purpose of improving management and care of the zoos’ animal populations. They will support the planning, execution, and dissemination of research projects by working closely with the Research Manager, animal care teams, various other zoo staff departments, and academic partners. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, and passionate about conducting responsible, ethical research that contributes to animal care, welfare, and conservation.

The Zoological Society of Milwaukee (the Society) is seeking a Conservation Projects Coordinator to join a fun and talented team of professionals in supporting one of the most cherished community assets – the Milwaukee County Zoo. This role supports our conservation strategy to save wildlife and wild places locally and across the globe by leading and partnering on projects. Specifically, this position coordinates projects that raise public awareness of wildlife conservation, convenes partners to deliver effective conservation actions and enhances our role as a wildlife conservation leader. This position provides operational and administrative support for conservation projects, including tracking and communicating detailed information about partners, project needs, annual work plans, timelines, results, funding requirements, protocols, schedules and other critical information that aid in effective project coordination. As part of the programs department, this position works closely with the Milwaukee County Zoo to inspire and empower all members of our community to take conservation action.

Memphis Zoo is seeking an independently motivated, ambitious, and highly energetic individual for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Department of Conservation and Research. Specifically, the Memphis Zoo is seeking a candidate with experience linking ex situ and in situ conservation who is able to lead a new Alligator Snapping Turtle conservation and research initiative. Memphis Zoo has a long history with Macrochelys, having displayed many large specimens through the decades, and Memphis Zoo researchers Dr. Steve Reichling and Dr. Sinlan (Sheila) Poo have initiated this new signature collaboration with Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee (Arkansas State University), in partnership with Wolf River Conservancy, USFWS, and TWRA.

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The purpose of the Postdoc is to broaden the Memphis Zoo’s progress towards its wildlife conservation priorities. The Fellow’s responsibility is to develop new research projects and nurture existing conservation-oriented partnerships focused on advancing the Zoo’s mission, with a specific focus on Alligator Snapping Turtles, a species native to the greater Memphis area and West Tennessee.

We seek a passionate conservation biologist with the skills, experience, and desire to advance one of these programs by combining ex situ and in situ research projects. This work will include a significant field component, including surveying and monitoring existing wild populations in the area, and a captive component, through increasing the ex situ conservation capacity at the Memphis Zoo. The successful candidate may approach the challenge from a wide range of perspectives including, but not limited to, ecology, physiology, evolution, animal behavior.​

Take your career to new depths and put your skills to work in a one-of-a-kind setting by becoming a part of the premiere aquarium showcasing the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The Texas State Aquarium provides high quality, entertaining programming through education, conservation, and wildlife rehabilitation. We strive to provide our guests with an exciting, educational, and memorable experience.
 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• ​Institutional Records and Data Management​

• Regulatory and Compliance Documentation Support​

• Research and Literature Review Support​

• Grant Development and Reporting Support​

• Writing, Editing, and Documentation Development​

• Program and Administrative Coordination​

• Institutional Standards and Professional Conduct​