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These positions are in the Branch of Vegetation Ecology and Management in the Division of Science and Resource Management and play a key role in providing field leadership for a complex structure of field crews conducting invasive plant management, vegetation data collection, data management, and ecological restoration field work within Grand Teton National Park. The positions are responsible for coordinating field crew needs and logistics by providing direction and communicating priorities to park vegetation crew leads and conservation crew leads to facilitate safe, effective, and efficient accomplishment of program goals. The position will be expected to train staff on project purposes and field methods, schedule field work, assign staff to projects, respond to issues in the field, address individual staff needs, support field leads in troubleshooting issues in the field, balance complex and competing priorities, and demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills.
Major duties include:
- Providing training and leadership to field crews implementing invasive plant treatment, vegetation surveys, data collection, mapping, native seed collection, seed cleaning, plant nursery work, plant salvage, seeding and planting of disturbed sites,
- Ensuring issues in the field are resolved through troubleshooting, problem solving, providing support to field leads, and communication with supervisors,
- Ensuring accurate collection of field data using GPS and tablets, managing data in existing databases, and utilizing ArcGIS software,
- Preparing reports, standard operating procedures, and data summaries for natural resource work.
Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g. equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.
Work Environment: The work is performed in an office, laboratory, and in the field. Field work includes exposure to extreme weather conditions, arid terrain, pesticides, poisonous plants, biting insects, and wild animals. Laboratory work may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals.
Starting at $26.01 Per Hour (GS 8)