[ES_JOBS_NET] Aquatic Field Technician Job: Post-fire response in the Sierra Nevada

[Alex Webster]

The Webster Lab (websterlab.weebly.com) and Hurtuea Lab (hurteaulab.org)
are hiring an aquatic technician (Research Scientist 1) to work at the
Teakettle Experimental Forest for the summer/fall of 2026. Teakettle is a
1300 ha old-growth, mixed-conifer forest 80 km east of Fresno, CA in the
southern Sierra Nevada. This summer/fall we will be collecting
post-wildfire data following the 2025 Garnet Fire. The aquatic researcher
will work alongside 5 forest technicians (see other recent job posting) and
1 supervisor on a joint forestry and watershed project measuring the
response to the Garnet Fire. The aquatic technician will assist with water
sampling surveys and maintaining aquatic sensors, as well as working with
the forest technician crew re-measuring forest structure plots, including
basic tree measurements and conducting fuels transect surveys.

Desired skills include previous experience working as a field crew member
in a remote location. Experience taking streamflow measurements, working
with aquatic sensors, tree identification, and basic knowledge of tree and
fuels measurements are preferred but not required. The facilities at
Teakettle are rustic due to the remote location of the station. The cabin
has solar power, bathrooms, a kitchen and common space; individuals will
spend the field season sleeping in tents. The nearest town for supplies is
Shaver Lake, CA, approximately a 1-hour drive from the field station.

The aquatic technician is needed May-September 2026 and the position is
benefits eligible. Pay is $22/hr.

To apply, visit
https://unm.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/18/home/requisition/35647?c=unm&sq=Teakettle&referralToken=PJDzIrzU3UCGVcyyzaYpgA

Best consideration date is Feb 16, 2026. If applying after this date,
please send notice of your application to awebster2 at unm.edu

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Alex J. Webster (she/her)
Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico
Biology Department
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