Job Description

Internal Job Number: P05091CT

Description:

This recruitment will be used to fill three full-time Temporary Biological Sciences Research Technician1 positions for the Department Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University ( OSU ).

We are recruiting three summer field positions to work in ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests in the eastern Oregon Cascades. Field technicians will assist in data collection supporting research projects focused on vegetation and surface fuel responses to operational-scale thinning and prescribed burning, co-led by Drs. Meg Krawchuk ( OSU ) and Harold Zald ( USFS ). The goal of the project is to improve our understanding of long-term changes in forest composition, structure, and fuels after large operational-scale fuel reduction and restoration treatments.

The technicians will assist the graduate student and/or crew leader with tree and vegetation measurements, fuels measurements, data recording, data management, and plot location.

Minimum Qualifications (Staff) / Guidelines (Faculty):

Two years of college-level courses in (specific field of biological science); OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Requirements :

• Two years of college-level courses in forestry, forest ecology, fire ecology, fire science, plant ecology, restoration ecology, botany or closely related field; OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills, and be able to work independently for long hours outdoors, and as part of a team.
• Ability to work effectively and respectfully with crew members and researchers from various backgrounds in both office and field environments.
• Knowledge of forest inventory, understory vegetation sampling, tree regeneration/stocking surveys, and/or surface fuel transects.
• Ability to identify tree and understory plant species
• Orienteering skills (navigation with map, compass, gps, and aerial photographs)
• Competent using Microsoft Word and Excel

Type:

These positions require the ability to work long hours outdoors in in all weather conditions in a remote forested environment. The ability to navigate off-trail, hike up to five miles per day and traverse uneven terrain is required. Employees must take care not to substantially damage or influence plants or trees while conducting work.

Housing is rustic with shared kitchen, laundry, and Wi-Fi. Full-service community of La Pine is a 20 minute drive from Pringle Falls. Field season will be for approximately 10 weeks, from the middle of June to the end of August and potentially into early/mid September depending on fire season and weather. The official start date will be determined at time of offer.

Free on-site housing is provided on the banks of the Deschutes River, at the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest.

About Oregon State University

Oregon State is a leading research university located in one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation. Situated 90 miles south of Portland, and an hour from the Cascades or the Pacific Coast, Corvallis is the perfect home base for exploring Oregon's natural wonders. Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality.Founded in 1868, Oregon State is the state's Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant designations. Oregon State is also the only university in Oregon to hold both the Carnegie Foundation's top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification.As Oregon's leading public research university, with $261.7 million in external funding in the 2011 fiscal year, Oregon State's impact reaches across the state and beyond. With 12 colleges, 15 Agricultural Experiment Stations, 35 county Extension off ... ices, the Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon, State has a presence in every one of Oregon's 36 counties, with a statewide economic footprint of $2.06 billion. Oregon State welcomes a diverse student body of over 26,000 students from across Oregon, all 50 states and more than 100 countries. They can choose from more than 200 undergraduate and more than 80 graduate degree programs, including over 30 degrees online offered through Oregon State Ecampus. Oregon State increasingly attracts high-achieving students, with nationally recognized programs in areas such as conservation biology, agricultural sciences, nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and wildlife management, community health, pharmacy and zoology. Oregon State also ranks high in sustainability, fourth among universities nationwide for using renewable energy and first in the Pac-12 Conference. And our students literally help power the university: 22 exercise machines at Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality. For more information visit 400-acre main campus in Corvallis includes a Historic District, making Oregon State one of only a handful of U.S. university campuses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes such icons as Weatherford Hall, the Memorial Union and Benton Hall, the oldest building on the oldest building on campus.OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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