For more information, please follow this link: andrew.britton@mso.umt.edu

Salary– $20-25/hour, depending on experience

The University of Montana’s Ecological Mapping, Monitoring,
and Analysis group (EMMA) is currently recruiting RIPARIAN
BOTANISTS to assist in implementing the Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) Aquatic Assessment, Inventory, and
Monitoring (AIM) strategy, targeted at collecting standardized
data on streams and riparian areas across BLM Districts in the
western U.S. The riparian botanist will be part of a 3-person crew,
consisting of a monitoring lead and aquatic technician. The
riparian botanist’s responsibility is to collect vegetation
composition data along streams according to the BLM’s Multiple
Indicator Monitoring (MIM) protocol. Successful applicants will
be trained in data collection methods by BLM and University of
Montana ecologists. Botanists should expect to encounter a
wide diversity of species and to gain experience in several
different biophysical environments.
All positions are field-based and require primitive camping in
isolated regions. Crews will typically work eight 10-hour days in a
row, from Tuesday to Tuesday, followed by six-days off. We
expect staff to commit to the entire field season and to
contribute to maintaining a safe, productive and enjoyable work
environment.