Jobs - Societies - Research Experiences
What Type of Jobs are Out There?
Lots! - and too many to list here. In 2009 the "Careers in the Geosciences" page published by the American Geological Institute is an excellent source to find out what Geology is and what you can expect. Also, you could check out some of these websites for graduate programs in geology, internships, fellowships, and other jobs:
Links for careers in the Geosciences
- Opportunities for graduate schools with funding
- Geocareers
- AAPG Career Center
- AGU Pathfinder
- Geology related jobs at Army Corps of Engineers
- Geology job info at Earthworks
- Oil and Gas job info
- Environmental Career Opportunities (ECO)
- Geological Society of America careers information order form
- Houston Geological Society -- updated job listings, most of them in the petroleum industry. See what credentials they're looking for!
- USGS - United States Geological Survey homepage
- Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
Present your Research in one or more of these National, Regional and Local Conferences
- American Association of Petrolum Geologist Annual Convention and Exhibition
- American Association of Petrolum Geologist Student Expo
- American Geophysical Union Annual Fall Meeting
- Geological Society of America Annual Conference
- Geological Society of America Regional Conference
- Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Annual Convention
- Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting
- SEPM International Sedimentary Geosciences Congress
- Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference
Become a Student Member of one or many of these Organizations
- AAPG - American Association of Petrolum Geologist
- AGI – American Geological Institute
- AGU - American Geophysical Union
- AWG - Association for Women Geoscientists
- GSA – Geological Society of America
- KAS - Kentucky Academy of Science
- MSA – Mineralogical Society of America
- NAGT – National Association of Geoscience Teachers
- SEPM – Society of Sedimentary Geology
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