The Jones Center at Ichauway is currently accepting applications to fill 2 full-time, temporary Seasonal Technician II positions in the Plant Ecology Lab.

Job Description: These positions will begin May 12, 2025 for an initial term of 3-5 months with the possibility of extension. On-site housing is provided on an as-available basis (no pets are allowed).

These positions offer diverse experiences across projects focused on rare plants, plant-animal interactions, and managing native ground cover. Specific duties may include rare plant surveys, seed collecting and processing, helping to establish and monitor field experiments, setting up and monitoring camera traps, and other field, laboratory, and data entry work as needed.

Location: The Jones Center is located on Ichauway, a 30,000-acre property in southwest Georgia between Albany and Bainbridge. The Center’s research, education, and conservation programs focus on ecology and natural resource management. Ichauway contains 18,000 acres of longleaf pine woodlands, 1,000 acres of wetlands, and 25 miles of stream and river ecosystems. An 18,000-square-foot research laboratory houses scientists’ laboratories, a central analytical laboratory, and two field labs. Further information can be found on our website and the Plant Ecology Lab website.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in biology, botany, horticulture, plant ecology, habitat management, or a related field or one year of relevant work experience.
• Previous experience with seed collection or plant identification in the southeastern U.S.
• Experience with trail cameras and wildlife identification (especially birds) is desirable.
• Excel, GIS, and laboratory-related experience is also preferable.
• Field work requires moderate to strenuous physical activity in the field, under demanding conditions (e.g., heat, high humidity, exposure to poison oak/ivy, and insects).
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Ability to independently follow instructions.

Compensation: $15/hour with on-site housing or $17/hour without onsite housing. No benefits package is available. Most of our on-site housing is newly constructed and consists of a private bedroom and bathroom and shared common spaces. All housing has basic kitchen supplies and is fully furnished.

The Jones Center at Ichauway aspires to fully embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion. We reject all forms of racism including overt and systemic, prejudice, discrimination or hate toward any race, ethnicity, culture, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, national origin, veteran status, socioeconomic class, religion, or professional status. The Jones Center at Ichauway is an equal opportunity/affirmative action E-verify employer.