Field Assistant NExS

Key Responsibilities

• Weekly checks and maintenance of NExS fences and rainout shelters
• Prepare research sites for annual fire, drought and herbivory treatments
• Provide assistance with routine data collection
• Assist visiting researchers with ad hoc data collection
• Assist SAEON staff with ad hoc data collection

Key Requirements

• National Senior Certificate Grade 12
• Some work exposure to field-based research/research infrastructures* Field work experience, including high temperatures and in dangerous (Big 5) game areas
• Fence construction and roofing experience
• Experience in sampling and measuring physical characteristic of plants, including biomass clipping and height measurements
• Experience in processing biological samples in a laboratory, including washing, drying, sorting and weighing
• Previous work experience and engagement with Scientific and Conservation Services in the Kruger National Park is highly desirable.
• Health and Safety/Risk Management is highly desirable
• Local plant (grass) knowledge is highly desirable
• Knowledge of the area (central Kruger National Park) and local of the research site (Experiment Burn Plots) is highly desirable
• Knowledge of the processes, rules and regulations involved with conducting research and collecting samples in the Kruger National Park.
• Working knowledge of general and power tool use, including brush cutter experience