Hello Ecolog,
The National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program has a
last-minute opening on our summer field crew. Please pass this
information along to anyone looking for 6-7 weeks of work beginning in
mid-August.
GS-05 ($15.21/hr) Biological Technician
The National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program is hiring a
seasonal forest crew member to monitor forest vegetation in National
Parks in the Mid Atlantic Network. This is a 6-7 week (mid-August to
end of September) position that will work in parks throughout
Pennsylvania and Virginia. The technician will work on a crew to
establish permanent forest monitoring plots and collect data on forest
health, structure and composition, regeneration, understory
vegetation, coarse woody debris, and soil characteristics. The crew
will navigate to forest plots using a GPS unit, topographic map and
compass, and the work may require fairly rigorous hiking on and off
trail. Data will be entered directly into an MS Access database in
the field using a portable field computer.
The incumbent will travel to park sites throughout Pennsylvania and
Virginia. Park housing will be available while the crew member is
based at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP. When away from this duty
stations (possibly one short trip), NPS will pay lodging and per diem
costs.
Applicants should enjoy working outdoors in a variety of conditions
and have some training or experience in forest ecology. If
interested, please email Kate Miller with a brief cover letter, a
resume, and references (contact info below). Feel free to call if you
have any questions.
Kate Miller
Natural Resources Specialist
Northeast Temperate Network
phone: (207) 288-8736
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
