Regeneration Ecology Crew Lead

The Bisbing Forest Ecology & Silviculture Lab at UNR is hiring full-time temporary regeneration ecology research crew lead as part of the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Experiment (AMEX).

This position will lead a team by collecting data to support on-going research from the Bisbing lab to sample a long-term provenance trial (i.e., baby tree garden) at multiple locations throughout the Sierra Nevada. Duties include: measuring seedling survival and growth, downloading weather station and temperature logger data, weeding or grubbing gardens, garden maintenance, and conducting repeated measurements of planting site climatic conditions. The field technician(s) will be responsible for maintaining equipment/tools as well as regularly  entering, quality checking, and uploading data. Field work will include hiking long distances with a heavy pack and potentially working during inclement weather. 

Housing (i.e., barracks) is provided at few sites, with tent camping necessary at most locations. A field vehicle is provided for on-site work. This crew will continually rotate between locations and should expect to change sites weekly throughout the season: (May 12th, 2025 – End date dependent upon availability or weather (i.e., snowfall)). Field sampling may occur in burned areas and/or in challenging terrain. Ideal candidates will have a strong ability to solve problems that arise in the field and the constitution to both act independently and work well as part of a field team.

Minimum Requirements:

• Confident driving (i.e., freeway, traffic, long distance, off road)
• Physically capable to hike/work off trail and perform manual labor in direct sunlight
• Willingness to live in a dynamic work environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous ecology-related field experience
• Knowledge of tree measurements and phenological traits