The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s (ABG) Conservation & Research Department seeks a Field Technician to assist with fieldwork and data entry related to several projects throughout the Florida panhandle and lower Alabama. This is a field-based position with the ability to work from home during data entry activities. This position has variable hours (up to 40 hours/week) depending on project needs and plant phenology. The position requires overnight trips of up to 4 nights at a time. Fuel, lodging, and meals are covered during these trips. This is a temporary position.

Key Responsibilities

This position works closely with the Gulf Coast Program Manager on plant conservation efforts in the Florida panhandle and Alabama. Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Inventorying and monitoring of rare, threatened, endangered, and culturally significant in-situ plant populations across the Florida panhandle and lower Alabama
• Searching for new populations of rare species 
• Assisting with field collection of seed, leaf tissue, cuttings, herbarium vouchers, and other plant materials using methods consistent with department protocols 
• Landowner outreach
• Support field-related operations in and out of the field, including preparation for fieldwork, driving ABG or personal vehicles to and from field sites and ensuring that all equipment, data, and samples are organized at the end of fieldwork
• Maintain and prepare data for reporting
• Track work by updating “project diaries” to document daily and weekly work accomplished to meet objectives for multiple grant-funded projects
• Safely and efficiently drive ABG Gulf Projects field vehicles on rough terrain
• Follow established field and safety protocols
• Utilize mobile phones, Survey123, FieldMaps, and Gaia GPS in the field to collect data
• Create simple maps in ArcGIS for field use
• Apply for research and collection permits as needed