The National Park Service, Inventory and Monitoring Program, is currently recruiting three seasonal positions. The positions are based in the National Capital Region Network which includes 11 national park units in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The home office is based in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington DC. The incumbent will specialize in the collection of field data concerning plant ecology, including grasses, sedges, ferns, shrubs, and trees. The incumbent will perform various field tasks related to quantitative plant ecology sampling including: installation of permanent vegetation monitoring plots, measurement of trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses, forest canopy characteristics, forest dynamics and collection of plant specimens. He/she must be able to recognize diverse species of vascular plants of the mid- Atlantic region. The incumbent will be responsible for species inventory and monitoring. The field tasks will be performed in remote and urban locations requiring both attention to safety and excellent field biology skills. The Incumbent will assist with the maintenance of long term study field sites and equipment. Data entry, report writing and basic manipulation and quality control procedures for vegetation data will be required. Additionally, there may be opportunities to assist with data analysis and presentations.
For full announcement go to www.USAJobs.gov and search for announcement numbers NPS-NCR-07-10 and NPS-NCR-07-11. For questions, contact Jeanette Organ Phone: 202-619-7234 Fax: 202-619-7240
