Biology Assistant (12 Weeks) - AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy • Kingston, RI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This Biology Assistant is an AmeriCorps position. One of the goals of the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program (I&M) is to help parks make sound science-based management decisions that help preserve America's special places. In order to meet this goal, the I&M Program must provide information in a variety of formats to park managers and staff and the public. This position will help the NCBN meet these information needs and contribute to the mission of the program. The duties will also contribute to the Network by filling a very important role related to 1) applying monitoring data to resource management; 2) science communication; and 3) data delivery, which are all goals of the I&M Program. Park managers are in need of not only the scientific reports that the Network develops, but communication material and online visualizers that make the information and data more readily available to them to use for planning and management of the coastal resources that they protect.

Requirements

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien.
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of secondary school to enroll as an AmeriCorps participant and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award
• Prior to starting the position, agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check for the employer of record, Conservation Legacy, and a separate government security background check for the host site.
• The applicant must be available to participate for the entire 12 Weeks in order to be considered and participate.
• Applicant must have a valid driver's license to drive a government vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• The participant must have strong writing skills and a strong understanding of scientific concepts and terminology, with science and/or natural resources, or ecological conservation background gained through coursework or former work-related activities.
• The participant should be able to conduct projects well independently in the office with little supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel are essential.
• Experience with metadata, basic GIS skills, data collection, databases, scripting in R or python, and data visualization would be beneficial.
• The desire to learn is key.

Responsibilities

• Duties with scientists on data quality control and help them to prepare metadata for each data product they produce
• Organize photos and prepare photo metadata for archiving on NPGallery
• Collaborate with park staff to archive publications, related field documents, and resultant reports on DataStore
• Document database tables and fields using data dictionaries, entity-relationship diagrams, and technical descriptions of views, triggers, scripts, code documentation, etc.
• Create SOPs for data entry, manipulation, summarization, and output
• Create, update, and document data visualizations
• Update the NCBN website
• Collaborate with our team collecting field data, and traveling to the parks to collect seagrass, water quality data, salt marsh data and other ecological monitoring data
• Collaborate with NCBN staff and partners to develop data management products, such as certified data packages and technical reports of findings, and will help to collect field data and participate in monitoring activities.

Benefits

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award : $ 1,956.35 upon successful completion of position
• Weekly Living Allowance: $ 700.00 per week, fixed rate
• Relocation Allowance: $ 450.00 (distributed as a one-time lump sum with first paycheck)
• Student Loan Forbearance if applicable (administered by MyAmeriCorps, directly)
• Student Loan Interest Payments if applicable (administered through MyAmeriCorps, directly)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED