UCF Resources
Below are offices at UCF where students can go to discuss career options, strategies for applying to graduate or professional school, and/or academic and community resources, etc.
- Career Services
- Office of Experiential Learning
Cooperative education, internship, and service learning opportunities. - KnightLink
Research employers, build and upload resumes, apply for jobs, schedule interviews, and connect with the UCF community. - Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising
Career Pathways
External Resources
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Career Exploration
- O*Net
Job database providing career exploration, job analysis, and occupational information. - MyCareerShines
The career exploration and planning portion of the Florida Shines website - Explorehealthcareers.org
- American Institute of Biological Sciences Career Page
- Sea Grant Marine Careers Page
- Jobshadow.com
“Virtual” job shadowing website that includes interviews with people in different careers.
Volunteer and Internship
This is a list of websites to assist with locating possible volunteer and internship opportunities. Other possibilities include hospitals and other healthcare organizations, zoos and wildlife organizations, conservation organizations, marine facilities, and campus organizations.
- Student Conservation Association Internships
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories
- Co-op/Internship/Summer Research Opportunities in the Life Sciences
Links to biology opportunities compiled by the Rochester Institute of Technology, including pre-medical, pre-veterinary, genomics, and ecology/marine science - UCF Pre-Medical Internships
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection Coastal Resources (Volunteer)
Includes links to opportunities on the Wekiva River, the Indian River Lagoon, and other locations. - Idealist.org
Includes jobs as well as volunteer and internship opportunities. - Internships.com
Includes jobs as well as volunteer and internship opportunities. - Volunteermatch.org
Job Search
- USAJobs.gov
Website to find and apply to available federal positions, including federal agencies such as DOE, CDC, NOAA, EPA, BLM, National Park Services, etc. Also includes student internship and recent graduate employment positions, otherwise known as the Pathways program. - Peoplefirst.myflorida.com
State of Florida available positions - Orange County
Job, internships, and volunteer opportunities - Seminole County
Jobs and internship opportunities
Environmental Career/Job Websites:
- Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Job Board
Includes job, internship and volunteer opportunities from all areas of the United States and international locations. - Guide to Green Careers
- Environmentalcareer.com
- Cyber-sierra.com
Links to job search resources in various environmental/biology areas. - Green Degrees & Sustainability Careers to Help the Environment
Networking
- LinkedIn
Connect with other professionals, find and apply for job opportunities, find career information, and join groups relevant to your interests. - ResearchGate
Connect with others in your field, post and read research, and find and apply for job opportunities.