Great Basin Institute Job Opportunity: Botany Technician Location: Mojave Desert (Needles, CA) Compensation: $15.00/hour + $200/month housing stipend; paid health care benefits Timeline: 24-week appointment beginning September 08, 2014
Description: The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the BLM Needles Field Office (NFO), is recruiting to hire up to two (2) Botany Technicians. The Technicians will work together to inventory sensitive plant species and invasive plant species along and adjacent to open OHV routes in the Mojave Desert. At the onset of the project, the Technicians will collaborate with the NFO Natural Resource Specialist(s) to familiarize themselves with Mojave vegetation, especially with respect to sensitive plant species and invasive plant species identification; determine survey strategies; develop timeframes for inventories; and edit existing geodatabases to maximize surveying efficiency. This is a field based position and will require significant time in the field and traveling to locations where sensitive plant presences have been recorded but not verified for decades. Surveys and inventories for these species will be conducted, and inventories of invasive plant species will be completed en-route to sensitive plant surveying locations. Juno Trimble units with the ArcPad interface will be used to record all plant occurrences in the field. For a complete position description, including qualifications and how to apply, please visit the employment section of GBI's website: www.thegreatbasininstitute.org/employment/research-associates- employment/botany-technician/
