- Agency
- Great Basin Institute
- Location
- Reno, NV
- Job Category
- Temporary/Seasonal Positions
- Salary
- $8,576.00 AmeriCorps Living Allowance - $1,718.25 Segal Education Award
- Start Date
- 04/10/2023
- Last Date to Apply
- 03/20/2023
- Website
- https://www.vscyberhosting.com/greatbasin/Careers.aspx?req=2022-AIM-016&type=JOBDESCR
- Description
- For the 2023 field season, GBI is recruiting Vegetation Monitoring Technicians to work with GBI and NDOW staff. Each Tech will work under the supervision of a Crew Lead to characterize vegetation using LHA protocols, on various sampling sites across northern Nevada. Monitoring projects are predominantly located in sagebrush ecosystems and focused on post-fire restoration, habitat improvement, and baseline habitat condition. This opportunity differs from other GBI Ecological Monitoring positions as the primary monitoring goal is to conduct long-term vegetation monitoring, excluding soil indicators. During the first month of training, the typical schedule is 5 days on (Monday-Friday) and 2 days off. During field work, car camping for 8 day “hitches” (Wednesday-Wednesday) in remote locations will be required, followed by 6 days off (Thursday-Tuesday). At the end of the field season, there is one week of office work, primarily focused on data QC and season wrap-up. Field work will include: • Maintaining safety awareness and practices; • Extensive 4x4 driving on unmaintained roads; • Navigating off-trail to sampling sites; • Establishing or revisiting sampling plots and transects; • Collecting vegetation data (including species inventory, forb diversity, species abundance, sagebrush shape, foliar cover, canopy gap, and herbaceous and woody heights); • Taking photo-points; • Making qualitative treatment assessments; • Identifying plants to species in the field and/or using dichotomous keys; and • Supporting extensive QA/QC data checks. Additional duties include: • Regular communication with GBI support staff and agency staff; • Participation in GBI and agency trainings; and • Entering data into both Field Maps and Survey 123 software. Contract Timeline: Available appointments: • 21 weeks from April 10th to September 1st • 16 weeks from May to September, flexibility available - Tentative Start Date: May 15th or later within the week - Latest Start Date: May 22nd Location: • Based out of NDOW Field Office in Reno, Nevada • Crews will travel across Northern Nevada to monitoring sites on private, BLM, NPS, and/or USFS land, depending on the project. Compensation and Benefits: 21-week appointment total approximate Bi-weekly Compensation before taxes: - Office: $1,344.48 - Average Field: $1,554.48 16-week appointment total approximate Bi-weekly Compensation before taxes: - Office: $1,222 - Average Field: $1,432 Compensation Breakdown: • 21-week appointment: - $12,542.00 AmeriCorps Living Allowance - $2,474.27 Segal Education Award • 16-week appointment: - $8,576.00 AmeriCorps Living Allowance - $1,718.25 Segal Education Award In addition to the Living Allowance and Education Award for all appointments: • $150 biweekly housing stipend (untaxed, used at applicant’s discretion as housing is not provided) • $30 camping per diem for every night in the field (up to 7 units in an 8-day work week) • Paid health insurance (monthly premiums fully paid by GBI) • Paid state holidays • Paid personal leave (dependent on position length) • Student Loan Forbearance and Interest Accrual Paid • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility
- Qualifications
- Technical requirements: • Experience, education, or a combination of both in botany and/or range management to meet the following: • Bachelor’s degree in botany, biology, ecology, or rangeland ecology or other natural resources with at least 9 semester hours in plant or biological sciences (or currently enrolled); AND/OR • A minimum of 1 year of field data collection identifying plants, preferred
- Contact Person
- Allison Peterson Park
- Contact eMail
- aimrecruitment@thegreatbasininstitute.org
