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About the Role

Environment for the Americas in partnership with Golden Gate National Recreation Area seeks to engage young professionals in resource management careers. This role supports a wide range of field-based and analytical tasks related to aquatic ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Deploying, calibrating, and maintaining water quality and water level sensors
• Downloading, managing, and QA/QC of hydrologic datasets
• Conducting streamflow and low-flow water quality monitoring
• Supporting harmful algal bloom monitoring in Rodeo Lagoon
• Amphibian breeding surveys
• Snake and western pond turtle monitoring (including trapping and nest surveys)
• Herpetofauna camera trap image processing
• Salmonid and fisheries monitoring
• Night-time California grunion surveys (recruiting, training, and leading volunteers)
• Restoration project support (e.g., photo monitoring, planting, wildlife pre-surveys)
• Physical habitat surveys of beaches, streams, and wetlands
• Topographic surveys using optical level, RTK GPS or total station (training provided)
• Data entry, mapping, and documentation
• Tool and equipment maintenance
• Public outreach and communication
• Occasional cross-disciplinary work with other Natural Resource Division projects
• Collect and maintain hydrologic and biological datasets with clear documentation
• Create volunteer coordination and training materials
• Tool cleaning and maintenance
• Coordinating schedules and events
• Attending relevant meetings and trainings
• Create maps and visualizations using ArcGIS (if applicable)

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Be between the ages of 18 - 30 (35 if a veteran)
• Undergo a background check if selected
• Have a valid driver’s license to operate a government vehicle
• Have access to a personal vehicle, which is recommended for this position
• Comfortable working in aquatic environments and handling wildlife
• Physically fit (able to carry up to 30 lbs and work in variable weather)
• Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills
• Basic computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel)
• Interest in aquatic ecology, restoration, and stewardship
• Ability to work independently and with diverse teams

Skills

• GIS
• Water quality instrumentation
• Field data collection
• ArcGIS (desktop or AGOL)
• Total station
• RTK GPS
• CPR/First Aid or Wilderness First Aid certification

Location

• Marin County
• Fort Cronkhite, Marin Headlands

Work Type

• Full-time
• Contract

Experience Level

• Entry-level

Education Level

• Coursework or degree in Ecology, Biology, Hydrology, or related field

Salary/Compensations

• $640 per week

Benefits

• Park housing
• Round-trip travel assistance to the site
• Gear support
• Medical insurance is available upon request

About the Company

• Spanning over 80,000 acres across Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties, GGNRA is one of the largest urban national parks in the world.
• It is part of the California Floristic Province, a global biodiversity hotspot, and home to 37 federally threatened or endangered species.
• The park includes 91 miles of shoreline and a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial habitats.

Equal Opportunity

• Environment for the Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.