The following sampling of tools and resources should be combined with your own research. We suggest you use targeted keyword searches to find representative employers and opportunities, explore professional associations, join LinkedIn groups, and browse additional job board postings. Remember to also search LinkedIn and MyPenn (formerly QuakerNet) to connect with Penn alumni in fields related to your interests. Additionally, the sample jobs and employers are only a small selection of what’s posted in Handshake – log in to see much more!
We also suggest using the Career Exploration section of our website for more information or researching by major.
Check out Vault Guides to learn more about the various careers within sustainability, energy, water and conservation.
Networking is simply talking and building relationships with professionals in careers that interest you to help you learn what it’s like to work in a particular role, field, or industry. In addition to MyPenn (formerly QuakerNet) and LinkedIN, there are also a variety of other professional associations that you may find of interest. Read more about how to make connections.
On this page, we’ve compiled many resources to help you prepare for a career in sustainability, energy, water or conservation. Of particular interest should be our industry specific job boards, as well as various professional organizations.
Grace Dai, COL ’25, Winston-Salem, NC
Ever since learning that livestock agriculture contributes significantly to global warming, I’ve been curious about ways to reduce those emissions. Over my COVID gap year, I worked with Symbrosia, a biotechnology company growing red …
Linda Wu, COL & WH ’24, Annandale, VA
International field ecology research isn’t always well funded, especially when there aren’t professors at Penn working with the systems you want to study. The opportunities that do exist are often extremely competitive. …
Senior Associate Director Dianne Hull walks you through the best ways you can prep for the upcoming Bio Sciences Career Fair.
As we coast through September and really dig our heels into this school year, many of us (like me!) may be thinking back wistfully to summer vacations on the beach. However, just like a red flag on the shoreline warns …
Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester! I always love the start of the academic year with the hustle and bustle of Locust Walk and a whole new semester of ideas to explore and experiences to pursue.
Amid all of this …
Joanne Spigonardo 
