Job Opportunities
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program maintains the official inventory of the natural heritage resources of North Carolina. The program classifies the natural communities and tracks rare species and rare natural communities in the state. These rare species and natural communities are the focus of biodiversity conservation efforts. NCNHP maintains a database of specific locations based on natural area surveys conducted by staff as well as data contributed from the scientific community, published literature, and specimen records.
The NC Natural Heritage Program is hiring a temporary botanist to help with coastal plain surveys. The purpose of the position will be to help establish vegetation study plots in Holly Shelter Game Land and to help with other natural heritage surveys in Northeastern NC. The position may be based in Raleigh or working from home within eastern NC. Funding is expected to last through June 30, 2026, possibly longer. Projected start date is early November, 2025. The link to the Temporary Solutions job posting is below. The closing date for applications is September 4.