Ecology Assistant AmeriCorps

POSITION DETAILS

Position (s): 4566
Position Title: Ecology Assistant - Ameri Corps
Conservation Legacy Program: Scientists in Parks, Stewards Individual Placements
Site

Location:

Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Number of positions available: 1

Duration: 36 Weeks (not flexible)
Flexible

Start Date:

Yes
Start Date: 1/4/2027
End Date: 9/13/2027
Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 1200 hours - this is the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve throughout the duration of their position.

• Segal Ameri Corps Education Award
  : $5,176.00 upon successful completion of position (pre-tax)
• Weekly Living Allowance: $675.00 per week, fixed rate (pre-tax)
• Relocation Allowance: $450.00 (distributed as a one-time lump sum with first paycheck) (pre-tax)
• Student Loan Forbearance if applicable (administered by My Ameri Corps , directly)
• Student Loan Interest Payments if applicable (administered through My Ameri Corps , directly)

APPLICATION TIMELINE

Preference given to applicants who submit applications before Sunday, June 14, 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. EDT on June 14, 2026, whichever occurs first.

This Ecology Assistant is an Ameri Corps position. This position will serve directly with a team to conduct critical monitoring and research in a variety of high priority freshwater and coastal resources, as well as contribute to essential data analysis and science communication activities. The priority project for this position is an SCC-funded research project evaluating post-restoration ecological changes in the Herring River.

The Herring River Restoration Project represents one of the highest management priorities for Cape Cod National Seashore. Information gained from this project will help inform the adaptive management process which will be critical to the restoration process. In addition, this position will provide support for a variety of other projects including other aspects of the Herring River Restoration Project and supporting projects across other aquatic resource areas.

All of which represent management priorities for CACO, and the monitoring and research conducted directly informs managers’ decision making at CACO and surrounding municipalities. This position will focus on many aspects of these projects, and develop reporting and oral presentations on a resource topic. This position also engages closely with CACO partners, collaborators and cooperators.

Aquatic Ecology:
Water Quality, Biota, Hydrology, Science Communication, Habitat Improvement and Rehabilitation Tasks

Background:
The Aquatic Ecology Program at CACO occurs in coastal and freshwater environments, with a focus on freshwater and coastal water quality, tidally restricted waters and wetlands, and submerged resource mapping. This position will conduct monitoring and research in the field and laboratory and provide primary support to a funded research project supporting the Herring River Restoration Project. They will assist with data analysis and be required to contribute to important science communication products to promote stewardship and science literacy.

They will also make a presentation to CACO staff and may have an opportunity to present at a conference.

The SIP will be involved with field and lab projects for natural resource projects, including NPS Inventory and Monitoring program and applied research to inform natural resource management. The SIP's primary focus will be supporting an SCC-funded research project in the Herring River. Duties will include sediment sampling, water quality sampling, hydrologic monitoring and invertebrate surveys. This position will also be responsible for data management and analysis.

The iSIP will gain experience conducting projects in many coastal environments, on a range of monitoring to management-oriented projects, with a variety of field and laboratory methods and equipment.

Tasks:

• Collect and process shallow water and benthic samples for sediments, plants and invertebrates.
• Assist with lab…