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Professional Societies & Resources

Geological Society of America

• Scientific Divisions
  Including continental drilling, energy geology, geoarchaeology, geochronology, geoinformatics, hydrogeology, mineralogy/volcanology, planetary geology, sedimentary geology, soil processes, structural geology & tectonics
• GSA International

Career Resources

• Job board
• Webinars & career profiles
  Including topics such as exploring a career in the environmental industry, working in the federal government, and many more.
• Internships (Science Communication, Congressional Science, Science Policy)
• Science policy
• Events calendar

Professional Development

• Professional development resources
• Mentoring programs
  At the annual meeting (GeoCareers Center, resume mentor, networking mentor, career panels), at section meetings (workshops, subfield-specific mentor programs), and articles on mentoring best practices
• Grants and funding
• Field experiences
• Educator resources
• Geofacets
  An extensive database of georeferenced geological maps

American Meteorological Society

Career Resources

• Job board
  Searchable by job function (consultant, meteorologist, atmospheric scientist, etc.) & state
• National Weather Association job board
• National Weather Service job board(via USAJobs)
• Internship board
• Careers in meteorology
  Includes information on different meteorology fields (e.g., weather forecasting & warnings, atmospheric research, information services, broadcast meteorology), places (e.g., universities, private companies, government), and stats on job outlooks
• Career profiles
• Career guides
  Containing information on NWS requirements, NOAA careers, private sector careers, for minorities & women, computer programming, professional writing, etc.
• Events calendar
• Public policy

Professional Development

• Early Career Leadership Academy
• Professional Certification programs
  Certified Consulting Meteorologist, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, Certified AMS Teacher Program
• Webinars
  Examples include ‘Ethics in professional meteorology’, ‘Inside climate models’, ‘Weather, renewables, & the electric grid’, etc.
• Undergraduate teaching materials
  For ocean studies, climate studies, weather studies, climate change
• Mentoring resources

The Geological Society

Career Resources

• Job board
• Career pathways
  Profiles and guides on research, teaching, communications, mining & quarrying, energy, engineering geology, hydrogeology, natural hazards, sustainable development, outreach & policy
• Downloadable career pathways guides
  Each guide gives sample positions, requirements, application processes, job outlooks, etc.

Professional Development

• Lifelong learning
• Events calendar
• Education resources
  Topics include rocks & fossils, geological time, volcanoes, earthquakes, flooding, minerals, water, and energy
• Geological Society STEM ambassadors
• Grants and funding
• Specialist groups (23)
• Virtual Library
  Including the Lyell Collection of online Geological Society publications
• Geoscientist (magazine)

International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

• International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
  
• Associations:
  International Association of Cryospheric Sciences, International Association of Geodesy, International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans, International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior, International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
• Events calendar
• Research programs
• Grants and funding
• Related organizations

Association for Environmental Studies & Sciences

• Job board
  
• Syllabus databank
  Including teaching materials, reading lists, class activities, etc.
• Journals databank
  600+ journals with information on publication schedules & guidelines
• Mentoring series

National Association of Environmental Professionals

• Job board
  Can search by industry and location
• Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals job board
• Best Practice Principles for Environmental Assessments
• Events calendar

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