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Ecology
A person who studies the relationship between living things and their environment
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Economist
Economics and Modeling
A scientist who studies economics. Economics is the study of the way goods, services, and wealth are measured, produced, distributed, and used.
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Ecophysiologist
Ecology
A scientist who studies the functioning of an organism and its relationship with the living and nonliving environment.
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Ecosystem Scientist
Ecology
A scientist who studies ecological systems, especially ecosystems.
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Education and Partnership Specialist
Outreach and Education
An educational specialist helps to create materials and resources to support educators. A partnership specialist helps to create partnerships between their organization and others to achieve a certain goal.
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- Education and Partnership Specialist Video (23)
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Electronics Engineer
Engineering
An engineer who uses math, physics and computers to design circuits, write programs, and build instruments.
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Engine Captain
Fire Science
A firefighter who supervises and engine crew and fire engine.
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Engineer
Engineering
A person who studies, designs, and/or builds complicated products, machines, systems, or structures.
Entomologist
Biology
A scientist who studies insects.
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- Entomologist Article (12)
- Entomologist Video (5)
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Environmental Economist
Economics and Modeling
A scientist who studies the way environmental goods, services, and wealth are measured, produced, distributed, and used.
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Environmental Educator
Outreach and Education
An educator who teaches about nature and other environmental topics.
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Environmental Engineer
Engineering
An engineer who uses engineering disciplines in developing solutions to problems of planetary health.
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Environmental Futurist
Economics and Modeling
A person who models different possible outcomes of environmental conditions to help inform decision-making. Futurists provide insight into how and why the future could be different from today and then use that information to make decisions.
Environmental Scientist
Ecology
A scientist who studies the physical and biological aspects of the environment.
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Environmental Social Scientist
Social Science
A scientist who studies a wide variety of topics involving people, society, and their interactions with the environment.
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Environmental Sociologist
Social Science
A scientist who studies the relationship between society and the ways they interact with their environment.
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Resources
- Environmental Sociologist Article (2)
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Evolutionary Biologist
Biology
A scientist who specializes in how species have evolved over time.
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Evolutionary Geneticist
Biology
A scientist who studies how genetic variation leads to evolutionary change.
Executive Director
Business and Administration
A person who leads an organization, company, or department, with responsibility for making management decisions.
Resources
- Executive Director Article (1)
- Executive Director Video (3)
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Fire Ecologist
Ecology
Fire Science
A scientist who studies the origins of wildland fire and its relationship to the living and nonliving environment.
Resources
- Fire Ecologist Article (4)
- Fire Ecologist Video (1)
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