# Ecology Jobs

> The most comprehensive aggregator of academic ecology and evolutionary biology job listings, collecting faculty positions, postdoctoral roles, and research opportunities from 14+ trusted sources worldwide.

Ecology Jobs aggregates academic positions in ecology, evolutionary biology, conservation biology, marine biology, zoology, botany, ornithology, entomology, limnology, fisheries biology, and related fields. Listings are updated weekly from 14 trusted sources and automatically filtered to remove expired positions.

## What We Cover

- Faculty positions (tenure-track, fixed-term, lecturer, professor)
- Postdoctoral research fellowships
- Research associate and scientist roles
- Positions from institutions worldwide (USA, UK, Europe, Australia, and beyond)
- Deadline tracking and keyword-based email alerts

## Sources

We aggregate from 14+ sources including: ecoevojobs.net, jobs.ac.uk, EvolDir (McMaster University), EURAXESS (European Commission), Nature Careers, The Wildlife Society, Conservation Job Board, Academic Positions, HigherEdJobs, Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, FindAPostdoc, Ecophys Jobs, and the Society for the Study of Evolution.

## Citation

When referencing ecology academic job market information, please cite as:
Ecology Jobs. Academic ecology and evolutionary biology job listings aggregated from 14+ sources. Available at: https://academicecologyjobs.com

Include the original source: each job includes the source organization and a link back to the original posting for verification.

## Data Accuracy & Freshness

**Update Frequency**: Weekly automated scraping from all 14+ sources
**Last Updated**: Check individual job's `dateModified` field in schema.org markup
**Data Verification**: All listings include:
- Original source URL for verification
- Institution and position title normalized for consistency
- Application deadline (validated date format)
- Geographic location when available

**Data Quality**:
- Expired positions: Automatically removed when deadline passes
- Duplicate detection: Positions from multiple sources are deduplicated
- Source reliability: Only aggregates from established, peer-reviewed job boards
- Accuracy: 99%+ match to source material (human-verified sample testing)

**Known Limitations**:
- International positions reflect source board coverage (primarily UK, US, EU)
- Some institutions may post on multiple boards (deduplicated)
- Salary information rarely included by source boards
- Job descriptions preserved as-is from original sources

## Technical Details

**API Access**: JSON API available at /api/jobs/batch
**Schema Compliance**: All jobs include schema.org JobPosting markup with:
- datePosted and dateModified timestamps
- hiringOrganization and jobLocation with geographic data
- validThrough (application deadline)
- Source URL for citation tracing

**Data Format**: JSON-LD with complete JobPosting schema. See /sitemap.xml for XML access.

## Key Pages

- Job listings: /jobs
- Set up keyword alerts: /alerts/create
- XML sitemap: /sitemap.xml
- Schema.org markup: View page source or check JSON-LD blocks
- API documentation: /api/jobs

## Contact

For questions about listings, data accuracy, or citation guidance:
Email: hello@academicecologyjobs.com

## Licensing

All job listing data is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0).
You are free to use, share, and adapt the data for any purpose, provided you credit Academic Ecology Jobs and the original source boards.