Agency/Organization: National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, Northeast Coastal and Barrier network https://www.nps.gov/im/ncbn/index.htm
Position Description: The Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network Inventory and Monitoring program is seeking to fill a biological science technician position to assist with data collection and reporting for the Network’s long-term monitoring program and act as the assistant data manager and GIS coordinator. More information: • The employee will act as the assistant data manager for the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, which entails managing long-term ecological datasets, providing quality assurance checks and making data discoverable through the NPS Data Portal. • The employee will also support the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network by assisting in the collection of long-term monitoring data such as salt marsh vegetation, shoreline and dune change, elevations, and coastal water quality and water levels during the summer months. They will also be in charge of data collection for the program with the use of survey grade GNSS (GPS) equipment. • The employee will supervise seasonal biological science technicians and interns to collect long-term monitoring data in coastal parks as part of the Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network monitoring program. • As assistance data manager they will design and develop databases to manage natural resource data for Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network projects, as well as, develop GIS products as needed for the monitoring program and parks. • The employee will often be using ArcGIS software to create maps, digital elevation models (DEMs), and other mapping products. Where to apply: https://go.usa.gov/xPp8T Applications due by November 16, 2018. _________________________ Jim Comiskey, Ph.D. Program Manager Northeast Region Inventory and Monitoring Division National Park Service 120 Chatham Lane Fredericksburg, VA 22405 540-693-3124 (Tel.) 540-891-5169 (Fax) 703-258-2145 (Cell) http://go.nps.gov/midn _________________________
