The Cumberland Piedmont Inventory and Monitoring Network is hiring a full-time field assistant, starting in early January 2026, for a duration of 52 weeks.

The position went live on 9/3/2025 and will accept up to 60 applications before closing, or at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, 12 October, 2025, whichever occurs first.

Application review will begin after Sunday, 12 October, 2025. Preference given to applicants who submit applications before Sunday, 12 October, 2025.

Brief position description:

The intern’s primary responsibility will be assisting with fieldwork related to the monitoring of cave vital signs (cave crickets/cave bats/cave aquatic biota) using established methods and data processing. Fieldwork involves navigating to caves, entering caves, helping setup equipment, and recording data. Data processing involves reviewing/scanning field forms, uploading digital field forms, and analyzing images and videos. The intern’s secondary responsibility will be assisting crews with monitoring forest vegetation, ozone foliar injury, and invasive species early detection. This involves navigating to sites, setting up plots, recording data, and reviewing/scanning field forms. There will also be an opportunity for the interns to assist with water quality monitoring. The monitoring consists of day trips to other nearby national parks to do grab sample monitoring. The intern would record data and assist the sampler.