Overview

The NAS Jacksonville requires a single SCA Intern to assist Navy Natural Resource Manager (NRM) with field surveys. Specific duties entail:

• Review invasive plant surveys, delineate invasive plant distribution.
• Track changes in natural communities
• Create maps as necessary
• Identify and assess potential habitat for gopher tortoises and other species at risk
• Survey for listed plant species and animal species
• Record observations of all listed species and indications of habitat suitability for transfer to habitat community maps
• Conduct educational classes for tenants and youth groups
• Navy natural resources personnel shall have substantial involvement in all of these tasks.

Living Allowance: $200.00 per week
Relocation Travel; $1,100.00 one-time
Commuter Allowance: $50.00 per week
Housing: $1,000.00 per month
Duty-related travel/expenses: Up to $200 (reimbursable)

This position qualifies for an AmeriCorps Education Award.

*All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes.

It is SCA’s policy that all AmeriCorps-required background checks must return cleared results prior to the position’s start; this includes being fingerprinted for the FBI check. Otherwise, the AmeriCorps award will be removed or the position’s start date will be delayed due to non-compliance.

Conditions of Employment

• Required to demonstrate full vaccination status for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized or FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine.