Natural Resource Management Assistant AmeriCorps

POSITION DETAILS

Position (s): 4340
Position Title: Natural Resource Management Assistant - Ameri Corps
Conservation Legacy Program: Scientists in Parks, Stewards Individual Placements
Site

Location:

North Coast and Cascades Network, Port Angeles, Washington
Number of positions available: 1

Duration: 52 Weeks (not flexible)
Flexible

Start Date:

Yes
Start Date: 05/03/2026
End Date: 05/02/2027
Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 1700 hours - this is the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve throughout the duration of their position.

Segal Ameri Corps Education Award
: $ 7,395.00 upon successful completion of position

• Weekly Living Allowance: $ 700.00 per week, fixed rate
• Relocation Allowance: $ 450.00 (distributed as a one-time lump sum with first paycheck)
• Student Loan Forbearance if applicable (administered by My Ameri Corps , directly)
• Student Loan Interest Payments if applicable (administered through My Ameri Corps , directly)
• For 52-week positions only:
  • Free Healthcare Coverage (opt in)
  • Childcare Coverage (opt in)

APPLICATION TIMELINE

Preference given to applicants who submit applications before Sunday, February 15, 2026. Applications will be reviewed after the Final date to receive applications passes. Positions will close after receiving 60 complete applications, or at 11:59 p.m. EST on February 15, 2026, whichever occurs first.

KEYWORDS: Aquatic Ecology, Intertidal, Subalpine Vegetation, Glaciers, Data Management, Data Visualizations, Applied Science

This Natural Resource Management Assistant is an Ameri Corps position. The National Park Service invests heavily in monitoring the health of ecosystems such as rocky intertidal habitats, rivers, streams, mountain lakes, glaciers, and forests. As these datasets accumulate year after year, the need grows to synthesize and evaluate how and why key indicators—such as biological community species richness, dissolved oxygen and pH levels, thermal profiles, and the distribution of vital signs—are changing over time.

To that end, NCCN is looking for a candidate with considerable field experience, a strong safety record, data management (including experience with Microsoft Access, AQUARIUS, SQL server) skills, and statistical methods used to summarize biological and physicochemical trends. We will leverage these skills to evaluate NPS datasets from some of the most iconic parks of the Pacific Northwest. Results from this project will be shared with park managers charged with protecting park ecosystems into the future.

This project will support efforts to expand our understanding of the status and ecological health trends of mountain lakes, rocky intertidal habitats, representative streams, subalpine habitats, and alpine glaciers in the Pacific Northwest national parks using a variety of ecological and physical indicators. The project leverages the use of extensive long-term monitoring data sets to produce results for improved management of these complex ecological systems for aesthetic and recreational purposes, and to provide insights on environmental changes.

Outcomes of this project will include scientific reports and resource briefs that will serve as the basis for developing interpretation and outreach materials for the public.

Major duties include field projects that support annual monitoring of vital signs in habitats that range from the rocky intertidal to alpine glaciers. Supporting tasks for field duties include calibrating and maintaining field equipment, downloading data and troubleshooting deployed instruments, and recording field observations using standard operating procedures. This position will also use data management, data science, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills to collaborate with the data management team.

Data may relate to high-elevation forests, birds, hydrology, and environment among others. SIP duties will be focused on all aspects of data management, including entry, processing, quality review and preparing data for analysis or publication. Data includes both field observations generated and spatial derived data.

The candidate will perform field…