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Carnivore Monitoring Crew Leader
Oregon State University and U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Carnivore Monitoring Program
Description:
The Region 5 Carnivore Monitoring Program has been monitoring fisher and marten populations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains annually since 2002. The fisher population was recently listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and assessing their population and its response to recent tree mortality is a U.S. Forest Service (USFS) priority. Broad-scale monitoring will help identify how tree mortality and subsequent extreme fires are influencing fisher occupancy, density, habitat use, diet and connectivity across the southern Sierras. This information can be used to better understand how fishers are adapting to this changed landscape and guide management to promote continued population persistence while also addressing the need to reduce fuel loads to prevent catastrophic wildfires. USFS will work closely with Oregon State University (OSU) to accomplish these goals.
There are two crew leader positions available. Crew leaders are mainly responsible for overall logistics of the field work for a total of seven OSU field technicians and two Student Conservation Association interns, including:
Crew leaders will be responsible for overseeing data quality and organization for the project, and ensuring consistency and accuracy in data management across the crew. They may also help summarize data for analysis and reports. Lastly, they will coordinate with USFS staff to organize, provide training, and execute district or forest level carnivore surveys as needed.
These physically demanding duties, primarily in remote locations, will provide crew members and leaders with rewarding exposure to California’s backcountry. These positions require extensive driving on both paved and unpaved roads in rugged terrain using 4-wheel drive, and off-trail hiking in steep terrain at high altitudes (3,000-10,000 ft.) on a daily basis. This position requires a high level of physical fitness (capable of hiking 5-15 miles off-trail/day) and ability to cope with strenuous field conditions that include hot temperatures, steep terrain, dense vegetation, poison oak, inclement weather, and insects, all while maintaining a positive attitude and high degree of situational awareness.
Overnight camping will be required for 3 nights/week for most of the field season as many survey locations are long distances from the crew office/housing. Crew leaders may be expected to camp and work independently on occasion. Crew Leaders and the Field Coordinator will provide information on potential camping sites to field technicians. The project will also provide group gear, but sleeping bag, field clothes, and proper field boots (see compensation section for gear stipend) must be provided by crew leaders. Crew leaders will receive field per diem for overnight travel days to buy food or other items needed. When not camping for work and on days off, housing will be provided near Shaver Lake, California or Oakhurst, California.
Location and Project Description:
Work will occur on the Stanislaus, Sierra, Inyo, and Sequoia National Forests. The field crew will be based near the Sierra National Forest, likely in the towns of Shaver Lake or Oakhurst, CA. Housing is provided. There is potential to be temporarily stationed at alternative locations for 2-4 weeks at a time to be closer to field sites.
Duration:
Compensation:
Qualifications:
Oregon State University’s Minimum/Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Information:
Sierra, Sequoia, Stanislaus, and Inyo National Forests: Covers approximately five million acres (20,230 km2) on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains between 2000 and 9500 ft in elevation. The biotic zones include foothill woodland (interior live oak), lower montane (Ponderosa pine), upper montane (lodgepole pine/red fir), subalpine (whitebark pine), and alpine.
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Health insurance is not provided for this position.
EEO Statement:
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To apply for this position, please complete an application at Oregon State University Jobs Portal tendersglobal.net Temporary Biological Sciences Research Technician 2 AND send all application materials (cover letter, CV/resume, and contact information for three references) as a single Word or pdf document and any questions about the position or application process to OSUCarnivoreEcologyLab@oregonstate.edu
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