Hertfordshire Zoo, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and its Species Survival Commission (SSC), is seeking a Species Survival Officer to support and expand conservation efforts in the UK. Based within the Centre for Species Survival: UK, this role will implement IUCN’s Assess–Plan–Act model to inform and coordinate species conservation priorities through data assessment, planning, and action mobilisation.
This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with expert networks, NGOs, government bodies, and conservation specialists to deliver tangible results for UK species conservation.

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Deadline: April 30

The purpose of this role is to investigate how protected and conserved areas in Central Asia (i.e., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) influence the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases, contributing to the development of resilient landscapes within a One Health framework, that integrates effects on wildlife, humans and ecosystems.

The successful candidate will focus on sentinel species to understand patterns of disease risk and biodiversity dynamics. The role will involve both ecological and social science mix-method research, incorporating wildlife monitoring, pathogen surveillance, and human-wildlife interaction studies. The position requires collaboration with local communities, project partners, and governmental institutions, with an emphasis on capacity building and training to strengthen regional expertise in disease ecology and conservation.

Beyond field research, this role is an opportunity to contribute to the scientific reputation of the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) and to shape ZSL’s conservation strategies, delivering impactful outcomes for biodiversity and public health in the region.

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Deadline: April 21, 2025

The purpose of this role is to advance science and the conservation of ecosystems in the Western Congo Basin, while supporting the delivery of the ZSL-led Biodiversity Landscape Fund (BLF) project funded by the UK Government. Your focus would be on zoonotic diseases in the Western Congo Basin (i.e., Cameroon, Gabon and Congo), contributing to the development of disease-resilient landscapes within a One Health framework. 

The successful candidate will focus on the ecology of zoonotic pathogens, particularly those associated with bats and rodents, while collaborating with local communities and consortium partners to integrate human, animal, and environmental health perspectives. This position will involve fieldwork in the region, including wildlife sampling, pathogen surveillance, and community engagement. 

Beyond field research, this role is an opportunity to contribute to the scientific reputation of the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) and to shape ZSL’s conservation strategies, delivering impactful outcomes for biodiversity and public health in the region.

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Deadline: April 21, 2025

The Center for Species Survival France was created in 2025 as a partnership between AFdPZ and the IUCN SSC. The Center works in close partnership with the SSC's volunteer expert groups to conduct extinction risk assessments, facilitate multi-stakeholder conservation planning, mobilise priority action and build capacity to save species. Centers act as catalysers; working with the SSC and other partners, across NGOs, government agencies, academia and others. Centers work to understand the key networks, stakeholders and conservation efforts; to identify priority gaps in assessments, planning and action needed to save species and ensure that efforts are connected effectively and have access to the necessary tools, capacity building and resources required to maximise impact.

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Working closely with the team at AFdPZ, the IUCN Species Survival Commission, relevant government and NGO stakeholders and the wider conservation community, the post holder will play a key role in implementing the IUCN Assess-Plan-Act model to assess extinction risk, identify conservation needs, help plan effective and coordinated measures, and mobilise action. This position will support assessments, conservation planning, and action efforts to help conserve and recover French wildlife. In doing this, the position will help to dramatically expand the understanding of the conservation needs of French wildlife species nationally and globally; laying the much needed foundation to also focus on convening and facilitating prioritised conservation planning and mobilising the implementation of key actions and policy across the conservation of these species

Key responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support for the smooth running of the Conservation Directorate towards delivery of the Twycross Zoo Conservation Strategy 2023-2030 including monitoring KPIs and tracking progress across the animal, veterinary, education and conservation and sciences teams. 

• Responsible for diary management, meeting organisation internally and externally, and arrangements / booking of conference and overseas conservation field travel for the directorate as needed.  

• Support with other administrative tasks as needed, for example preparation and maintenance of paperwork essential for zoo licence inspection, accreditations, internal communications, annual association questionnaires.  

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Deadline: May 2, 2025

The Animal Well-Being & Enrichment Coordinator at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo plays a vital role providing support and guidance to the program by working alongside animal care teams and leadership to assist with welfare assessments and enrichment and maintaining a proactive approach to further program developments. In addition, this role provides animal care support in the animal outreach department and assists with the daily care, feeding, and enrichment of animals in the assigned section. This position will regularly interact with zoo guests and media to answer questions and provide animal and programming information.

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Deadline: May 9, 2025

The Wildlife Nutrition Fellow will participate in day-to-day activities of the Wildlife Nutrition department that would include dietary management, clinical nutrition problem solving, and contributing to conservation projects for both the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This position reports to the Clinical Wildlife Nutrition Manager. This role provides opportunities to obtain applicable job experience, in the areas of wildlife nutrition, health, and care.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Performs a wide variety of tasks related to wildlife dietary management, clinical nutrition problem solving, and SDZWA mission.

• Performs special projects.

• Continues post-secondary education pursuits.

• Obtains professional development.

The Conservation Impact team is seeking to fill a full-time Coexistence Scientist position. This position will co-manage the Zoo’s Coexistence Impact Fellowship program, ensuring Fellows’ success by fostering professional development opportunities, facilitating storytelling and communication initiatives, coordinating logistics, and supporting the program's long-term viability through funding and impact evaluation. The Coexistence Scientist will also lead impact research on coexistence interventions with global partners, Fellows, and Zoo teammates, and they will facilitate coexistence storytelling to enable scaling of the programs and connections with collaborators.

The Coexistence Scientist will bolster the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s ability to achieve our mission of conserving nature and serving community by fostering leadership, storytelling, and action among coexistence Fellows, Zoo staff, and external partners. This position will also contribute to Zoo’s four conservation impact goals: 1) direct wildlife conservation impact, 2) community mobilization, 3) Zoo elevation as a collaborative leader, and 4) pathways for communities to coexist with wildlife.

The Conservation Impact Manager provides project management, evaluation, and reporting for Zoo-aligned wildlife conservation programs. They oversee the Zoo’s Saving Wildlife Training Opportunities program, guiding the program’s continued growth and strengthening relationships with local partners. The Conservation Impact Manager is responsible for assisting the Community Conservation Coordinator in the implementation of Saving Wildlife Training Opportunities and evaluating the program’s impact. They will also work closely with the Director of Wildlife Conservation to support the implementation and evaluation of other Wildlife Conservation Programming including Staff Conservation Fund, Wildlife Warrior Program, Peter Riger Fellowship, and Take Action Initiatives.  

[Spanish] Buscamos un/a Jefe/a de Comportamiento Animal con experiencia internacional en manejo de bienestar animal.

Si tienes al menos 7 años de experiencia en comportamiento animal y liderando equipos, esta oportunidad es para ti.

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Tu misión será:
- Supervisar y garantizar la implementación de procedimientos de comportamiento animal.
- Supervisar y velar por el bienestar de todas los animales del Bioparque.
- Gestionar programas y registros de enriquecimiento ambiental.
- Implementar programas de evaluación de bienestar animal.
- Elaborar informes periódicos sobre avances y mejoras.
- Coordinar con otras áreas para optimizar el manejo animal.

The Memphis Zoo is seeking a highly qualified individual for a 2-year Research Fellowship for a collaborative project to assist in the recovery of the federally Threatened Louisiana pinesnake. In 2010, the Memphis Zoo joined forces with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to release zoo-bred Louisiana pinesnakes onto restored habitat. The USFWS has provided funding to implement two Recovery Plan Actions: refine and implement technologies for propagating the Louisiana pinesnake in captivity, and to assist with efforts to transmit genetic material between wild and captive populations to increase the genetic variability of the captive population, which is based on relatively few founders.

The purpose of the Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to broaden the Memphis Zoo’s progress towards its top-tier wildlife conservation priorities. The Fellow’s responsibility is to develop new research projects and nurture existing conservation-oriented partnerships within the current framework of funded USFWS Recovery Grant Proposal objectives— that include activities in physiology, molecular, disease, and field ecology research techniques to foster and improve Louisiana pinesnake population recovery in the wild.

The Memphis Zoo is seeking a highly motivated, ambitious, and energetic individual for a 2-year Field and Lab Research Technician in the Department of Conservation and Research to support the recovery of the federally Threatened Louisiana pinesnake (LPS). Working with Memphis Zoo Senior Conservation Biologist and the LPS Post-doc Research Fellow, the Research Technician will assist with and support research to improve Louisiana pinesnake population recovery in the wild and assist in development and execution of reptile conservation research.

The Technician will work with the post-doctoral fellow to primarily 1) help develop and execute tracking techniques to study the behavior and physiology of zoo-bred snake movement patterns, habitat use, acclimation and survival at the reintroduction site and 2) help develop and run qPCR assays for in-house disease screening using qPCR of Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) and Cryptosporidium spp. to improve health and biosecurity. The technician may also help with sample collection and tissue cataloging for on ongoing disease monitoring of wild snake populations at the release site; genomic lineage assessment of the captive assurance colony and wild populations; and assist with reproductive procedures for assisted reproductive research. The zoo population of pinesnakes, held by four facilities including the Memphis Zoo, may be used to develop and test new field tracking and physiological monitoring techniques.