Field Technician, Gulf Coast

Job description

Description The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s (ABG) Conservation & Research Department is seeking a Field Technician to assist with field work and data entry related to several projects located throughout the Florida panhandle and lower Alabama. This is a field-based position with the ability to work from home during data entry activities. This position has variable hours (up to 40 hours/week) depending on project needs and plant phenology. The position requires overnight trips of up to 4 nights at a time. Fuel, lodging, and meals are covered during these trips. This is a temporary position beginning in early May and ending in September or October, upon completion of 987 hours Key Responsibilities: This position works closely with the Gulf Coast Program Manager on plant conservation efforts in the Florida panhandle and Alabama. Tasks include but are not limited to: - Inventorying and monitoring of rare, threatened, endangered, and culturally significant in-situ plant populations across the Florida panhandle and lower Alabama - Searching for new populations of rare species - Assisting with field collection of seed, leaf tissue, cuttings, herbarium vouchers, and other plant materials us...