Job Type: Full-time, On-site
Location: Venus, FL
Salary: $42,000.00 - $46,000.00 per year
Deadline: 2/27/2025
Archbold Biological Station is hiring two Assistant Land Managers to work on our new Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team. The positions are for those seeking regular participation in prescribed burns and invasive plant management on Archbold lands and those of a broad set of partner organizations throughout the Headwaters of the Everglades (>4000 square miles in central Florida) and the coincident Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape. Opportunities may exist for the right candidate to contribute to Archbold land management planning and strategy. These positions are initially funded for 3 years with significant chances of extension, pending funding.
Full-time on-site work is required, given the field-based nature of the position. Candidates should anticipate frequent day travel from Archbold to natural areas around the Headwaters of the Everglades.
To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Joshua Daskin, Director of Conservation, by February 27, 2025.
The start date is anticipated for early April 2025, with some flexibility.
Duties and Responsibility
Follow policies and procedures for operation of the Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team.
Implement the full set of practices for prescribed burns on Archbold property from unit and fire break preparation to ensuring completion of mop-up.
Provide personnel and equipment in support of prescribed fire on public agency lands throughout the Headwaters of the Everglades to accomplish at least 7000 acres of prescribed burns and 80 acres of Old World Climbing Fern treatments annually.
Participate in a culture of safety and risk reduction at all times.
Cooperate with Archbold and partner staff.
Maintain state and/or federal fire management credentials.
Assist in seeking out and coordinating responses to public agency needs for personnel and equipment support for prescribed fire and invasive plant management throughout the Headwaters of the Everglades and the Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape.
If qualified, write burn prescriptions and obtain Florida Forest Service permits for burns at Archbold and adhere to partners’ burn prescriptions.
Ensure vehicles and equipment are maintained in clean and working condition.
Track crew activities for grant reporting and management of Archbold fire science datasets.
Occasionally attend regional partnership meetings to share work of the Headwaters Ecosystem Management Team.
Communicate difficulties or concerns to supervisor in a timely manner and be responsive to requests for information work activities and performance.
Conduct invasive plant surveys and treatments on Archbold and partners’ properties.
Complete fire break preparations using mower, brush cutter, and tractor at Archbold properties.
Understand and contribute to accomplishing the management goals of Archbold Biological Station and Archbold Reserve.
As needed, contribute to Archbold weather, photo point, hydrology, and lake monitoring, providing redundancy for the management of associated long-term datasets.
Perform data management, especially mapping land management activities and for routine monitoring.
Retain physical fitness for full time outdoor work year-round in Florida’s subtropical climate.
