Gulf Coast Field Technician

Atlanta Botanical Garden - Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Position Title:

Gulf Coast Field Technician

Position Type:
Temporary Position

Final date to receive applications:
Friday, July 31, 2026

Institution:
Atlanta Botanical Garden

Department/Division:
Conservation & Research

Field (e.g., systematics):

General Information:
The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s (ABG) Conservation & Research Department seeks a Field Technician to assist with fieldwork and data entry related to several projects 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, and the successful candidate will clear a DMV and background check.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must be organized, detail-oriented, adaptable, and a good communicator.
• Associate or Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Botany, Biotechnology, Horticulture, or related field preferred.
• Prior experience with seed collection is highly desired.
• Prior experience or skills in field data collection, plant identification, GPS and mapping tools, and navigation in challenging terrain are highly desired.
• Work occasional independent field days and regular overnight trips during peak field season.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude in adverse conditions is required.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lb.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Effectively respond to multiple, changing, and often conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities:

• 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 using methods consistent with department protocols
• Landowner outreach
• Support field-related operations in and out of the field, including preparation for fieldwork, driving ABG to and from field sites, and ensuring that all equipment, data, and samples are organized at the end of fieldwork
• Maintain and prepare data for reporting
• Track work by updating “project diaries” to document daily and weekly work accomplished to meet objectives for multiple grant-funded projects
• Safely and efficiently drive ABG Gulf Projects field vehicles on rough terrain
• Follow established field and safety protocols
• Utilize mobile phones, Survey
  123, Field Maps, and Gaia GPS in the field to collect data
• Create simple maps in ArcGIS for field use
• Apply for research and collection permits as needed

Application Instructions (submission methods, etc.):
Please submit resume and cover letter