Careers & Summer Jobs
Are you interested in having a positive impact with people as well as the lands and waters of the Adirondack Park?
AWI hires over 100 people for full and part-time employment from May to October throughout the Adirondack Region. These positions offer experience in environmental science, environmental interpretation, and natural resource management. Positions range from watercraft inspection stewards working on the front lines of aquatic invasive species spread prevention, to research technicians assisting with lab and field operations in our environmental research lab.
AWI offers competitive wages and training amidst a supportive and fun environment. If you are a student, retiree, year-round or summer resident and interested in working with AWI, check out the positions below.
Email info@adkwatershed.org with any questions.
Full-time Positions:
We are hiring two year-round stewardship team members! Please visit the links below to learn more about the positions.
Decontamination Program Manager
Seasonal Positions:
Watercraft Inspection Stewards
Watercraft Inspection Stewards work across the Adirondack Park to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. To learn more about the role of Watercraft Inspection Stewards, watch the following video:
Paul Smith's College values diversity in the College community and seeks to assure equal opportunity through its continued Affirmative Action program. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who are black, persons of color, indigenous and/or from other underrepresented populations.
Visit the PSC Employment page to view all other open positions!
Adirondack Park
With globally unique wetlands, thousands of lakes and ponds, and over 30,000 miles of rivers and streams the aquatic resources of the Adirondack Park are extensive and diverse and provide a range of ecosystem services for both residents and visitors. There are multiple justifications for focusing resources on saving and protecting this special place from the environmental and socioeconomic threats to our aquatic resources. The justification is most clear from a socioeconomic perspective, as the Adirondack Park's aquatic resources help form the backbone of the regional economy. Visitors expend over $1.2 billion dollars annually and tourism provides employment for over 26,000 residents. Clean and abundant water is a main ingredient of the tourism package that attracts visitors to the Adirondack Park, as over 85 percent of visitors' desire waterside lodging and approximately 70 percent want to swim, fish, or boat while visiting the Adirondacks. The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute conducts work focused largely on conserving and protecting aquatic resources and thus AWI plays a critical role in protecting the environmental and socioeconomic vitality of the Adirondack region.