[Seasonal][Salt Marsh Technician][Massachusetts]

[Pamela A DiBona]

The Waquoit Bay Reserve/MA Department of Conservation and Recreation is seeking applicants for the following seasonal opportunity: 

The Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve/Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks qualified applicants for the position of Salt Marsh Technician. This position collects, analyzes, and reviews biological data through field, and literature work on endangered and threatened species and other features of biological diversity; provides technical assistance and information to public and/or private groups; helps the agency in maintaining liaison with various public and private agencies; and performs related work as required.

Specific duties:

• conduct field surveys to monitor permanent salt marsh plots for elevation, plant communities, and invertebrate populations;
• using GPS and other field survey equipment, locate plots and re-establish markers; enter data and conduct preliminary quality checks;
• assist with marsh surface elevation and sediment accretion data collection deploy, retrieve, and maintain data from autonomous loggers.

Full job description and application can be found at:

https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=230004I5&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

Requisitions will remain open for 90 days however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days from the date posted (3/29/23).

The Department of Conservation and Recreation manages one of the largest and most diverse state parks systems in the nation and protects and enhances natural resources and outdoor recreational opportunities throughout Massachusetts. The DCR system includes over 450,000 acres of parks, forests, water supply protection lands, beaches, lakes, ponds, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses, skating rinks, trails and parkways.

The Waquoit Bay Reserve is located on the south shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and contains open waters, salt and fresh marshes, barrier beaches, sand dunes, rivers, mixed pine and oak forests, and sandplain grasslands. Waquoit Bay, approximately 825 acres, is the dominant water feature and once supported one of the most diverse estuarine fish communities in the state. Waquoit Bay is still important to commercial and recreational shellfish and finfish fisheries.

To learn more about the Waquoit Bay Reserve please visit our website at www.waquoitbayreserve.org