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Careers in the Plant SciencesBiological Science Research Technician 1, 2, and 3Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University - Various, Oregon, USA
Position Title:
Biological Science Research Technician 1, 2, and 3
Position Type:
Technician
Application Review Begins:
Thursday, January 09, 2025
Application Deadline:
Monday, March 31, 2025
Institution:
Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University
Department/Division:
Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University
Field (e.g., systematics):
Ecology
City:
Various, Oregon, USA
General Information:
Hello,
The Institute for Natural Resources at Oregon State University is hiring field crews, crew leaders, and team leaders for sagebrush steppe sampling during the 2025 field season. Work begins April and will continue to August or September. The job involves vegetation and soil sampling using AIM protocols throughout Oregon, Washington, and Northeast California. Field work entails 8-day sampling hitches where we will be camping in the areas we will be working. Crews have 6 days off between hitches. Crew members travel between their homes and the remote and widespread sample plots on the first and last days of the work hitch. Many crew members live in western and central Oregon as well as more dispersed places throughout the sampling region. In general, there is flexibility on where you can choose to live on the off hitches, provided it is logistically feasible. We are looking for people who are familiar with identifying plants, who can handle the hard work of digging soil pits and vegetation sampling in the often harsh steppe environment, and are excited by extensive camping in remote, beautiful areas. The compensation will be between $17.59 and $21.96 per hour for crew members and crew leaders and between $18.16 and $26.44 per hour for team leaders (depending on experience, across the board 3.5% raise scheduled for June 2025) along with a health insurance benefit. We also provide a per diem of around $80 per day to cover expenses for food and wear and tear on your camping gear (this adds up to the equivalent of about an additional $7 to $7.50 per hour for an 80 hour hitch). We will be hiring 15 to 20 people under the Bio Tech 1 and 2 posting as crew members (who are part of a 2-person crew installing the plots), 5 to 10 people under the Bio Tech 2 posting as crew leaders (who manage the day to day activities of a 2-person crew), and 5 to 8 people under the Bio Tech 3 posting as team leaders (who manage the activities of 2 crews over each hitch). Contact Michael.Russell@oregonstate.edu or Caitlin.Lawrence@oregonstate.edu with any questions. Thanks, Michael Russell
Qualifications/Requirements:
Minimum of 2 years of college coursework in a botany or a related field. Additional degrees, field, and plant ID experience is better and will result in higher offered wage.
Responsibilities:
Sampling vegetation plots using the BLM AIM protocol in eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Northeast California
Application Instructions (submission methods, etc.):
Apply online as soon as possible. We will be conducting interviews as applications come in and begin hiring after the full consideration date of January 12, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the closing date of March 31, 2024.
Bio Sciences Research Tech 1 Crew Members Posting Number: P05105CT https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/163354 Bio Sciences Research Tech 2 Crew Members and Crew Leaders Posting Number: P05106CT https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/163357 Bio Science Research Tech 3 Team leaders Posting Number: P05107CT https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/163362 Opening Date: 2 January, 2025 Full Consideration Date: 12 January, 2025
Web Link:
http://
Compensation Range:
$17.59 to $26.44 per hour plus generous per diem
Contact Name:
Michael Russell, Michael.Russell@oregonstate.edu
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