Biology Assistant AmeriCorps

Biology Assistant (26 Weeks) - Ameri Corps Position Details

Position (s): 4407

Position Title: Biology Assistant - Ameri Corps

Conservation Legacy Program: Scientists in Parks, Stewards Individual Placements

Site

Location:

Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming

Number of positions available: 1

Duration: 26 Weeks (not flexible)

Flexible

Start Date:

Yes

Start Date: 5/4/2026

End Date: 11/2/2026

Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 900 hours - this is the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve throughout the duration of their position.

• Segal Ameri Corps Education Award: $3,697.50 upon successful completion of position
• Weekly Living Allowance: $600.00 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)

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: seed, seed collection, restoration, sagebrush, vegetation, plants, revegetation, nursery, grow, ecology, habitat, biology, plant biology

This Biology Assistant is an Ameri Corps position. Grand Teton has a very active vegetation management program including sagebrush habitat restoration, and revegetation of construction sites which relies upon robust native plant materials development in the form of native seed and container plants. Successful restoration means establishing a wide variety of plant species and functional groups – forbs, shrubs, grasses, trees, and sedges – to benefit all the biotic communities (e.g. pollinators) in the ecosystem and improve resilience to environmental changes and other environmental factors.

To collect an abundance of seed from a variety of species in a sustainable way that does not negatively impact native plant populations in the long‑term, we must have an abundance of plant populations to choose from. This requires survey and data collection to catalog plant populations and monitor the phenology of plants throughout the growing season. Proper seed storage, based on seed biology, is also critical to sustaining the native seed inventory, and germinations testing allows us to precisely design native seed mixtures to ensure the success of restoring degraded sites.

This service opportunity provides an opportunity to engage in various aspects of collection, production, and development of locally sourced native plant materials for application in ecological restoration projects. The participant will work within the Native Plant Materials Program in the Branch of Vegetation Ecology and Management at Grand Teton National Park, which supports sagebrush habitat restoration projects, revegetation of construction sites through native seed collection from wild plant populations, salvaging and transplanting native plants, and producing native plants in a nursery.

The participant will support native seed collection by surveying natural areas and mapping target plant populations; observing and recording plant phenology and seed development of target species; collecting seed from native forbs, shrubs, trees, grasses, and sedges; processing seed collections by organizing, labelling, drying, cleaning, shipping, and storing seed; mixing variety native seed mixtures for restoration project applications; and recording and summarizing seed collection data.

Other duties in support of native plant materials include performing seed germination testing, propagation and transplanting of seedlings, caring for container plants (watering, pruning, plant health monitoring), and salvaging native plants from field sites. The duties will be primarily field-based, but includes indoor seed management and inventory tasks, office-based field prep, data management, and reporting.

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