Open Positions

SGI, affiliated with the Center of Excellence for Field Biology at Austin Peay State University, is a young and dynamic organization where we celebrate, support, and strive to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Field Technician | Roanoke, VA

Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Southeastern Grasslands Institute (SGI) invites applications for a Field Technician position to study and restore native grasslands on national parks across the Eastern United States as part of our Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring team. The Field Technician will be responsible for carrying out restoration and land management work at a diverse array of national parks across the Eastern US. There may also be some limited opportunities to assist with vegetation monitoring. The Field Technician will travel extensively throughout the year, often working alternative work schedules to reach the different project areas (up to 90% of time will be spent in the field), with overnight stays and travel expenses covered by grant funds. This position will be remotely based in the Blacksburg and/or Roanoke, Virginia areas. The Field Technician will receive daily direction from a Lead Field Technician and directly report to SGI’s Central Appalachian Grasslands Coordinator.

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Middle TN Grasslands Coordinator | Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Southeastern Grasslands Institute (SGI) invites applications for a Middle Tennessee Grasslands Coordinator position. This is a full-time, nontenure-track position. The Middle Tennessee Grasslands Coordinators’ primary role will be to serve the needs of SGI in developing and managing grassland conservation projects across the Middle Tennessee region (e.g., Nashville Basin and Highland Rim regions). In addition to on-the-ground work in grasslands and coordination of broader efforts, this position includes a vital component of grant-writing and report writing to help secure future funding to support this position and to grow additional programming/staffing needs in the Middle TN region. The position will be located in Clarksville, TN. This Coordinator position may work a non-traditional schedule and travel throughout the field season with other SGI team members to reach various project areas, with overnight stays and travel expenses covered through grant funds. Working from home will be possible for a few specific desk-based tasks. This position will report to SGI’s Director of Stewardship.

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Field Technician | Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University’s (APSU) Southeastern Grasslands Institute (SGI) invites applications for two full-time Field Technician positions to study and restore native grasslands on national parks across the Eastern United States as part of our Grasslands Restoration, Inventory, and Monitoring team. Field Technicians will be responsible for collecting baseline data from grassland remnants and proposed grassland “reconstruction” sites at a diverse array of national parks across the Eastern U.S., as well as carrying out restoration and land management work, and collecting post-treatment data from all sites. Field Technicians will travel extensively throughout the year, often working alternative work schedules to reach the different project areas (up to 90% of time will be spent in the field), with overnight stays and travel expenses covered by grant funds. This position will be remotely based in Clarksville, TN (45 miles from Nashville, TN). Field Technicians will receive daily direction from a Lead Field Technician and directly report to SGI’s Interior Low Plateau Grasslands Coordinator.

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