Seasonal Ecology Field Assistant, Nantucket Conservation Foundation

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. Science and Stewardship Department seeks a seasonal field assistant to conduct ecological research and stewardship activities for the 2021 field season. Candidates must have strong field work experience, excellent plant ID skills and an interest in wildlife ecology.

This position includes a wide range of field-based work including vegetation community composition sampling, rare plant inventories, small mammal trapping, wetland surveys and crab trapping, wildlife radio telemetry and bat acoustic monitor deployment. Candidates should be motivated, enthusiastic, self-reliant and able to learn quickly. For more information on NCF’s mission and current research projects, please see the Foundation’s website www.nantucketconservation.org and our Science Blog on the website.