[ES_JOBS_NET] Job Post: Field Research Assistant (Watershed Science)

[Elliot Hendry]

Hello Earth Sciences Community!

A colleague suggested that I share the posting below with this network, so I’m giving it a go. Please feel free to distribute the ad more widely if you know of anyone who might be interested who isn’t associated with this network. A complete description with application instructions can be found here: https://unm.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/18/home/requisition/32643?c=unm
Thanks for your support,
Elliot

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Description
The Webster Lab is hiring 1 technician to assist with data collection in the Teakettle Experimental Forest for a multi-year project aimed at understanding the impacts of prescribed fire on water quality of mountain streams. Teakettle is located 80 km east of Fresno, CA, and consists of 1300 hectares of old-growth, mixed conifer forest at ~2200 m elevation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After 136 years of absence, fire was brought back to the Teakettle in 2001, and a history of research has unfolded since.

More information about Teakettle can be found here (https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/forestsandranges/locations/teakettle), while information about the Webster Lab at the University of New Mexico can be found here (https://alexjwebster.weebly.com/).

Duties will primarily consist of fuel surveys and water quality monitoring, but may include assisting visiting scientists with other projects, as well as helping to maintain the field station. Desired skills include familiarity with fuels survey methods and maintenance/use of water quality instrumentation, as well as the ability to comfortably spend long days in the field without cellular reception. The candidate should be comfortable with camping in rustic conditions and working at high elevation. Prior relevant work experience is helpful, but not necessary. We are looking for an excellent team player with solid communications skills who is eager to learn.

For highest consideration, please submit applications via the link below by April 6, 2025, 11:59 pm MST. Applications submitted after this date will be considered if a suitable candidate has not yet been found. Candidates who can commit to the entire field season will be given high priority, but we encourage current undergraduate students with potentially conflicting academic schedules to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

  *   High school diploma or GED; at least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
  *   Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

  *   A completed baccalaureate degree in a related field (e.g., biology, ecology, hydrology)
  *   An interest in gaining valuable postgraduate field research experience in watershed science, fire science, forestry, or a related field
  *   Flexibility around early summer and fall timing
  *   Current Wilderness First Aid or First Responder training
  *   Experience conducting scientific surveys/data collection at high elevation
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