This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Malheur National Forest Botany Field Technician position for the Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society at Oregon State University (OSU).

This position will support field data collection associated with research and vegetation monitoring studies in dry forest types of eastern Oregon in collaboration with the Malheur National Forest and the Southern Blues Restoration Coalition. This position will primarily assist in understory vegetation identification and sampling in support of this research. The goal of this multi-party monitoring program is to evaluate the effectiveness of restoration treatments, inform adaptive management strategies, and develop social acceptance of restoration strategies in dry forest types of eastern Oregon. The data from this project is used to evaluate the effects of forest restoration, vegetation management, fuels treatments, prescribed burns, and wildfires on understory plant composition, surface fuels, and overstory structure and composition.

20% – Navigation to and location of plots using Global Positioning Systems (GPS), aerial photographs and maps.

40% – Plant identification: Visually identify understory plants including grasses to the species level using a dichotomous key.

20% – Standard measurements of trees (e.g. diameters and heights), stands (e.g. basal area and surface fuels), plant composition (e.g. percent cover of species or lifeforms) for inventory/monitoring purposes following the established protocols for the project.

20% – Data recording and management using paper logs and electronic data loggers that are used in conjunction with the established protocols.

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

This position requires driving a University vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the University; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions (as per Voluntary and Compulsory Driver Standards OSU Standard 125-155-0200) as per OSU Standard 576-056-0000 et seq.