Careers in Environment and Sustainability

Students during intenship.

EVS undergraduate stduents interested in Environmental Education conducting a summer intersnhip. Photo Courtesy John Roth, Earth Spirit. 

Environment and Sustainability (EVS) is an interdisciplinary curriculum integrating physical, chemical and biological aspects of the environment and environmental systems, along with socially addressing aspects of economics, arts, literature, and justice. There is a large (and increasing) demand for scientists with quantitative, interdisciplinary training in environmental sciences to address, mitigate, and manage many complex environmental problems facing society. 

Our recent graduates work in a broad variety of fields. Some of the notable employers include:

  • AmeriCorps 
  • Applied Ecological Services
  • Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Network
  • Buffalo Zoo
  • Clean Air Coalition of Western New York
  • Earth Spirit Educational Services
  • Environmental Consultants, INC
  • Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
  • Erie County Parks and Recreation
  • Environmental Systems Research Institute
  • Golder Associates
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Park Service
  • New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
  • New York Department of Environmental Conservation
  • New York Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
  • NYS Attorney General’s Office
  • Parsons Corporation
  • Purenergy
  • Severn Trent Laboratories
  • Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
  • Student Conservation Association
  • The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
  • United States Environmental Protection Administration
  • US Army Corps of Engineers
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Western New York Land Conservancy

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