Natural Resource Technician; GIS IP

• Location Conservation Legacy,Roanoke, VA, 24019,United States
• Job Category Conservation , Ameri Corps
• Employee Type Ameri Corps
• Required Degree NONE

• Name Emily Grant
• Phone
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Location:

Roanoke , VA ;
George Washington and Jefferson National Forest Supervisor’s Office

Date s of Service : J une 8 th , 2026 – May 21 st , 2027 ( 50 weeks)

Pay: $ 9 00 /week paid biweekly ( $ 6 00/week living stipend + $ 3 00 additional member benefit )

Status:
This is a full-time 40 hour /week , temporary Ameri Corps National Service position.

Our Individual Placement program works to connect young peopleto conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia,Maryland, DC,Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation organizations.

As an Ameri Corps program, participants commit to a term of service at their placement site in order to gain hands-on experience and a variety of benefits to help them succeed in achieving their career goals. ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.

The Appalachian Conservation Corps, in partnership with the United States Forest Service, is seeking a Natural Resource s GIS Technician to serve under the Forest Soil Scientist in 202 6 . Th is position is hosted in Roanoke, VA in the Supervisor’s office for the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests (GWJ). The technician position will support multiple programs including watershed, soil, and geology for the GWJ.

Duties will include collecting , organizing, and managing geospatial data, performing geospatial analys e s , modeling, map making, and completing monitoring data summaries. GIS p roducts created would contribute to public land management and hurricane disaster recovery on National Forest lands in Virginia . Some data entry will also be required . The ideal candidate will be familiar with geospatial data collection and processing using ESRI products and have some familiarity with related programming languages (R, Python).

Upon completion of the internship, individuals will have gained substantial experience in all aspects of forest management relevant to both public and private sectors and will be equipped with technical skills to aid them in their career.

During their term, the member will assist the Biophysical Resources program on various projects. Specific responsibilities include:

• Collecting , organizing, and managing geospatial data sets used for a variety of land management projects
• Identifying modeling approaches for the creation of new remote sensing products to support land management activities
• Building and field-testing digital survey forms using various applications such as Survey
  123, ArcGIS Online, and ESRI Field Maps
• Publishing maps for project reports and monitoring summaries
• Data cleaning and data entry into USFS Corporate Databases

• Field surveys supporting data collection for various land management projects (Watershed restoration, Prescribed Fire, Timber Harvest, etc.)
• Field validation of remote sensing products
• Collecting forest monitoring data using the Forest Soil Disturbance Monitoring Protocol (FSDMP)

Housing is NOT provided for this position.

• $ 9 00/week paid biweekly ($ 6 00/week living stipend + $ 3 00 additional member benefit)
• $ 7,395 Ameri Corps Segal Education Award upon successful completion of 1700
  -hour service term(award amount varies based onlength ofcommitmentandcan be used for paying off federal student loans or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college)
• Option to enroll in health, vision and dental benefits.
• Eligibility for the Public Land Corps Hiring Authority upon successful completion – noncompetitive hiring status for two years when applying for federal positions.
• Federal s tudent loan forbearance and interest payoff
• Member Assistance Program– 3 free sessions of support with a counseling or work-life balance specialist
• Additional subject-specific certifications and trainings may be offered…