Biology Assistant AmeriCorps

Biology Assistant (12 Weeks) - Ameri Corps

• Biology Assistant (12 Weeks) - Ameri Corps

POSITION DETAILS

• Position (s): 4321
• Position Title: Biology Assistant - Ameri Corps
• Conservation Legacy Program: Scientists in Parks, Stewards Individual Placements
• Site
  
  Location:
  
  Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, Rhode Island
• Number of positions available: 1

• Duration: 12 Weeks (not flexible)
• Flexible
  
  Start Date:
  
  Yes
• Start Date: 06/01/2026
• End Date: 08/24/2026
• Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 450 hours - this is the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve throughout the duration of their position.

• Segal Ameri Corps Education Award: $1,956.35 upon successful completion of position
• Weekly Living Allowance: $700.00 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: Data Management, Coastal Ecology, Salt Marsh, Seagrass, Ecological Monitoring, Ecology, Natural Resources, Coastal Science

The Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN) is one of 32 networks created by the National Park Service to implement ecological monitoring activities under the NPS Inventory and Monitoring program (I&M). The NCBN consists of eight parks linked by geography and shared natural resource characteristics, and extend from MA to VA. These eight parks together contain approximately 59,220 hectares (146,300 acres) of park lands, representing some of the most ecologically similar collections of lands within the National Park Service.

These parks protect vital coastal wetlands that are essential to water quality, fisheries, and the biological ecological variety of coastal, near shore, and terrestrial environments.

Depending on the participant's interest and experience, potential tasks could include:

• Duties with scientists on data quality control and help them to prepare metadata for each data product they produce.
• Organize photos and prepare photo metadata for archiving on NPGallery.
• Collaborate with park staff to archive publications, related field documents, and resultant reports on Data Store.
• Document database tables and fields using data dictionaries, entity-relationship diagrams, and technical descriptions of views, triggers, scripts, code documentation, etc.
• Create SOPs for data entry, manipulation, summarization, and output.
• Create, update, and document data visualizations.
• Update the NCBN website.

In addition, the participant will have the opportunity to collaborate with our team collecting field data, and traveling to the parks to collect seagrass, water quality data, salt marsh data and other ecological monitoring data.

Deliverables and products will depend on the SIP participant's skillset and their learning goals. The SIP's position will focus on collaborating with NCBN staff and partners to develop data management products, such as certified data packages and technical reports of findings, and will help to collect field data and participate in monitoring activities.

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien.
• 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 award.
• Prior to starting the position, agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check for the employer of record, Conservation Legacy, and a separate government security background check for the host site.
• The applicant must be available to participate for…