Summer Field Forestry/Biology/Ecology Crew Lead Position 1 Position Available Summer 2017 Monday, May 8th – Friday, August 11th
Location: State College, PA: Rothrock and Bald Eagle State Forests Pay: Full time, 40hr/week appointment, $12.50/hr. Housing is provided, along with access to a field vehicle. Duties: Must be able to find, monument, and inventory permanent forest vegetation plots using GPS and other tools in central or northern Pennsylvania. Daily duties include navigation to remote parts of Pennsylvania state forest lands, hiking up to 2 miles with equipment, and collection of quality vegetation monitoring data—the identification, size class, and abundance of more than 100 species of overstory and understory plants—with a field PC. In addition to performing the duties described above, crew leaders must be able to successfully manage and lead a vegetation monitoring crew while they perform daily duties. This includes daily planning of plot visits, assessing access routes and equipment needs, and management/archiving of collected data. Key qualifications: Possession of a baccalaureate degree in natural resources or a related field; demonstrated plant identification skills (as evidenced by at least one year experience as field technician monitoring vegetation data); ability to supervise and manage field crews under difficult field conditions; possession of a valid driver’s license. Questions: Contact Danielle Begley-Miller at dfb5...@psu.edu. Application deadline: Applications reviewed as received. To apply: Send a letter, résumé, transcripts, and contact information for three references (via email preferred) to Bobbi Joy Scovern. At least one reference should be able to comment on your plant identification skills. Please indicate in your cover letter that you are applying for a crew leader position. Email applications to: Bobbi Joy Scovern, Administrative Support Assistant Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 419 Forest Resources Building University Park, PA 16802 Email: b...@psu.edu Phone: 814-865-4511
