Description

The Jones Center at Ichauway invites applications for the temporary position of Seasonal Technician in the Ecological Silviculture Lab. On-site housing is provided on an as-available basis (no pets).

Job Description: The start date is flexible, but we desire to fill the position as soon as possible. The length of the appointment is six months. The employee will work closely with the silviculturist on several projects including: growth and yield of planted longleaf pine stands, stand dynamics in group selection with reserves plots, adapting naturally regenerated woodlands to climate change, and determining the impacts of herbivory and prescribed fire on carbon stocks and biodiversity.

Location: The Jones Center is located on Ichauway, a 30,000-acre property in southwestern Georgia between Albany and Bainbridge. The Center’s research, education, and conservation programs focus on ecology and natural resource management. Ichauway contains 18,000 acres of longleaf pine woodlands, 1,000 acres of wetlands, and 25 miles of stream and river ecosystems. An 18,000 square foot research laboratory houses scientists’ laboratories, a central analytical laboratory, and two field labs.

Duties: Fieldwork involves measurements of live trees, dead wood, understory plants, and forest soils. Sorting, weighing, and grinding soil organic horizon samples, and processing mineral soil samples.

Compensation: $15.00/hour with on-site housing provided, or $17.00/hour without onsite housing. No benefits package is available. The majority of our on-site housing is newly constructed. All housing comes equipped with basic kitchen supplies and are fully furnished. Everyone with housing has a private bedroom and bathroom with shared common spaces.

To Apply: A cover letter, resume, and three references should be emailed to the job provider with Subject line: Seasonal Technician – Ecological Silviculture. Please indicate your preferred starting and ending dates on the application and whether on-site housing would be preferred. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Requirements

Qualifications: A Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry or a related field is preferred. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.