Job Description: The Ecohydrology Lab conducts research focused on the intersection of upland longleaf pine forest dynamics and hydrology at local and regional scales. The employee’s primary duties will center on routine field work and sample processing. The successful candidate must be willing to conduct sometimes strenuous physical activity under demanding field conditions (i.e., heat, high humidity, and biting insects), demonstrate an attentive and thoughtful approach to data collection, and to work with minimal supervision. This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

Location: The Jones Center is located on Ichauway, a 30,000-acre property in southwestern 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 Ecohydrology lab website.

Qualifications: Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (biology, ecology, natural resources, forestry, engineering, etc.), or previous professional fieldwork experience in a related field. Experience or coursework in any of the following areas is a plus, but is not required: ecohydrology, forest mensuration, wetland ecology, plant physiology, plant hydraulics, circuits, and/or programming (e.g. R). Prior experience working in remote field settings is highly desirable. The optimal candidate will also have the motivation and ability to master the safe and proper operation of complicated field instrumentation and the patience to troubleshoot when issues arise.

Duties:

1) construction, installation and maintenance of sap flow probes and meteorological sensors; 2) collecting forest structure and composition data; 3) data collection from and maintenance of wetland HOBO sensors; 4) assisting graduate students with the collection of plant physiology data and operation of associated equipment (e.g. LI-6400); and 5) data entry.  

Compensation: $15/hour with on-site housing provided, or $17/hour without onsite housing. No benefits package is available. The majority of our on-site housing is newly constructed. All housing comes equipped with basic kitchen supplies and is fully furnished.