3 Field Crew Positions: Post-fire vegetation monitoring in the Sierra
Nevada
A Crew Lead and two Crewmember positions are available for a
post-fire vegetation research project in the Sierra Nevada of California
through the O’Hara and Stephens labs at UC Berkeley. The crew will collect data
on forest structure, species diversity and fuels as part of a study on the
effects of salvage logging in the 2013 Rim Fire on the Stanislaus National
Forest. Crew will likely also assist with other projects in the USFS Region 5
Ecology Program throughout the Sierra Nevada, and will need to be able to work
a flexible work schedule that varies between 4 10-hour work weeks and some
extended trips of up to 8 10-hour days. The field season will begin in mid-May
and
last approximately 3 months.
Crew housing may be provided, but the details have not been
finalized and so crews may be camping for the entire summer. All employees must
be comfortable camping for extensive periods, working in remote locations
without
cell coverage, in inclement weather and sometimes uncomfortable conditions (e.g.
shrubby burned sites in full sun), all while maintaining a positive attitude
and attention to detail! Day-to-day work schedules are likely to include long
days when visiting more remote sites. Applicants must be comfortable hiking up
to 5 miles off trail per day in rough, uneven terrain. Hazards include steep
slopes, snakes, ticks, falling timber, and illegal marijuana plantations. But
it will also be a fun summer outdoors! All
employees must complete CPR & Wilderness First Aid on their own time.
Duties and Required Qualifications:
Crew lead/Botanist:
$18/hour
Duties: Crew lead is responsible for organizing
day-to-day work plans, ensuring work plans are accomplished, managing crew
safety
and logistics, and maintaining good communication with project lead. The Lead
will also coordinate schedules with
other field crews as needed. Crew lead
will also act as the lead botanist.
Required
Qualifications
·Previous leadership experience in vegetation
data collection
·Experience identifying plants to species using
dichotomous keys & knowledge of California flora
·Experience navigating off trail using map and
compass and GPS units
·Strong organizational skills
·Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Botany, Natural
Resources or related field
Crewmembers: $15/hour
Duties: Work as a
team to collect data using a suite of sampling protocols.
Desired qualifications
·Previous experience on field crews and/or a
field measurements course
·Experience identifying plants to species using
dichotomous keys & knowledge of California flora
To apply, please send a 1 page resume with contact
information for three references, a brief cover letter (in the email body is
fine) outlining relevant
experience, the position you wish to be considered for and your availability to
Kristen Shive at rimfire.2...@gmail.com. To be considered, include the position
you
want to be considered for in the subject line of your email ("Crew
lead", "crew member" or "both"). Applications
will be reviewed and potential applicants will be contacted no earlier than
March 1.
