Ecological Assistant - AmeriCorps

• Job Category Individual Placement, Ameri Corps, Ecology
• Employee Type Ameri Corps

Ecological Assistant - Ameri Corps

Preference given to applicants who submit applications by September 11, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Position will close on September 25, 2026.

End Date: 4/30/2027

Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with Ameri Corps service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health. Stewards in partnership with Grand Teton National Park will host an Ecological Assistant.

This Ecological Assistant is an Ameri Corps position that will support the Vegetation Ecology and Management Branch in developing and finalizing technical and management strategies, plans, reports, and other program documentation across a range of vegetation programs and projects.

This individual placement will provide an opportunity to build experience in synthesizing ecological information and translating science, monitoring results, management experience, and institutional knowledge into both technical and management-focused products. These may include technical reports and monitoring summaries as well as science-based strategies, plans, and other decision-support documents. Working with the Vegetation Branch Manager and other park staff, the participant will gain experience in technical writing and editing, project coordination, document design, data visualization, and related tools while contributing to priority vegetation program needs.

Projects may address invasive plant management, ecological restoration, whitebark pine conservation, grazing management, native plant materials, revegetation, and ecological inventory and monitoring. A detailed work plan will be developed at the beginning of the position with the participant, based on park and branch priorities and further tailored to the participant’s skills, interests, and career development goals.

• Coordinate internal document development by preparing timelines, organizing staff input, and tracking milestones and deadlines.
• Review, edit, and draft sections of technical and management documents; develop clear document design and layout.
• Review existing reports, plans, datasets, monitoring results, and other source materials to identify relevant content for new or updated products.
• Develop supporting content from existing data, photographs, maps, analyses, and program materials, including summaries, tables, figures, and conceptual diagrams.
• Conduct interviews and structured discussions with staff to capture institutional knowledge and translate it into clear documentation.
• Depending on technical expertise, skills, interests, and product needs, contribute to data analysis, visualization, map creation, figure development, and desktop publishing.
• Prepare documents, data, and supporting materials for final review, publication, archiving, and posting to NPS repositories, including the NPS Data Store in IRMA.

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• Applicants must be between ages of 18-30 years old, or up to 35 for veteran, based on Public Land Corps Act of 1993 authorizing this Ameri Corps opportunity.
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of secondary school to enroll as an Ameri Corps participant and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education…