Biology Assistant (20 Weeks) - AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy • Anchorage, AK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This Biology Assistant is an AmeriCorps position. The participant will collect critical monitoring data on vegetation composition and structure that are a monitoring vital sign for Southwest Alaska national parks. Their post-season project will contribute to the future collection of this information by creating a streamlined workflow for assembling information about vegetation plots to be used in subsequent visits (maps, species lists, photos, route tracks and descriptions).

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 20 Weeks in order to be considered and participate.

Nice To Haves

• A successful participant must be physically fit and comfortable living and working in remote backcountry settings, have a working knowledge and or aptitude for vegetation identification, a strong work ethic, good interpersonal skills and good attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Sampling forest vegetation plots in remote, backcountry locations in three national parks in southwest Alaska (Lake Clark, Katmai)
• Identifying vascular and non-vascular plants to the species level
• Assisting in the collection of voucher specimens, plot photos, environmental data, and plot coordinates (GPS)
• Post-processing of instrumental data
• Manual entry of plot data into a SQL database
• Data QA/QC
• Creating a workflow for preseason monitoring packet assembly, and report preparation

Benefits

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award : $ 2,817.14 upon successful completion of position
• Weekly Living Allowance: $ 600.00 per week, fixed rate
• Relocation Allowance: $ 1,100.00 (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)
• Park housing is available and will be provided at no cost to the participant.

What This Job Offers

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