Collections Assistant AmeriCorps

POSITION DETAILS

Position (s): 4428

Position Title: Collections Assistant - Ameri Corps

Conservation Legacy Program: Scientists in Parks, Stewards Individual Placements

Site

Location:

Cumberland Island National Seashore, St. Marys, Georgia

Number of positions available: 1

Duration: 26 Weeks (not flexible)

Flexible

Start Date:

Yes

Start Date: 5/4/2026

End Date: 11/2/2026

Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 900 hours - this is the minimum number of hours the selected candidate must serve throughout the duration of their position.

• Segal Ameri Corps Education Award
  : $ 3,697.50 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: inventory, rehousing, assessment, biological, historical

This Collections Assistant is an Ameri Corps position. This collection is hugely significant and represents the longest running baseline collection of biological objects from the park. The collection illustrates the biological wide variety of fauna on Cumberland Island and several T&E species are preserved therein. Natural science collections were not prepared according to fully professional standards and current housings do not support long term preservation of the objects.

Lack of immediate care could result in data loss and significant impairment to the resources.

In November of 2024, a large, unpermitted collection of natural science and archeological materials were transferred to Cumberland Island National Seashore. The items were collected from park property over several decades and include faunal skeletal material, animals preserved in liquid (wet specimens), archeological objects, and other miscellaneous biological specimens.

The project will result in a full inventory of all items in the collection, including conservation conditions; new housings to mitigate harm from potentially hazardous materials; new wet specimen storage; updated storage for dry skeletal material and archeological objects.

• 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 the entire 26 Weeks in order to be considered and participate.

A bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required, and a master’s degree would be most welcomed. Two years of college level academic projects may be considered. Preferred academic fields include but are not limited to natural resources management; collections management, curation or museum studies, natural, biological, physical, environmental sciences, political and social science. Preferred skills include technical writing, data management, and communications.

A strong acumen in science, research, and zoological experience. The participant's projects will require close collaboration with interdisciplinary staff specialists at their assigned park/unit. Inter-personal communication and collaboration skills will enhance the participant's ability to successfully achieve their deliverables. Prior to starting this position, a…