{"id":45480,"date":"2022-03-17T06:04:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T13:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=45480"},"modified":"2022-03-17T06:06:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T13:06:40","slug":"job-idaho-rare-plant-survey-technician-institute-for-applied-ecology-corvalis-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-idaho-rare-plant-survey-technician-institute-for-applied-ecology-corvalis-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Idaho Rare Plant Survey Technician, Institute for Applied Ecology (Corvalis, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For more information, please follow this link: <\/strong>https:\/\/wfscjobs.tamu.edu\/jobs\/wildlife-biology-intern-oregon-coast-usfws\/<\/a>
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POSITION DESCRIPTION<\/span>: The<\/span><\/span> Conservation Research Program<\/span><\/span> at the<\/span><\/span> Institute for Applied Ecology<\/span><\/span> will be<\/span>
hiring<\/span> two seasonal technicians to work on projects conducting rare plant surveys throughout the state of Idaho. Field <\/span>work will involve a variety of botanical survey methods. Technicians will work on a two-person crew with the crew <\/span>leader and program staff to prepare field equipment, conduct field work, and assist in data management. Position will be <\/span>based in Idaho, and field work will be conducted throughout the Shoshone and Cottonwood BLM Field Offices (see map <\/span>on next page). Out-of-town\/overnight travel (accommodations include hotels and camping) is required, and field work<\/span>
will consist of 4-day hitches with weekends off. Duty-station is likely to vary during the season (logistics will be <\/span>determined prior to field sampling), to follow the progression of plant phenology. For the 2021 crew\u2019s perspective on the 2<\/span>021 field season, please read the blog post<\/span><\/span> here<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


START DATE:<\/span> late April to early May 2022<\/span><\/span>
END DATE:<\/span> early to mid-July 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


QUALIFICATIONS<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\u2022<\/span> B.S. in a relevant field (Botany, Plant Ecology, Plant Science, Environmental Science) or equivalent experience<\/span><\/span>
\u2022<\/span> 1 or more seasons of field research experience, with preference given to those with skills in vegetation monitoring<\/span>
and inventory protocol and identifying plants of the Intermountain West<\/span><\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Ability to identify plant species using technical keys, monographs, dissecting microscopes, etc<\/span><\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Mature, self-motivated, highly organized, and very comfortable working in and camping with a 2-person field <\/span>crew<\/span><\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Must have a valid driver’s license, be willing to travel, and be able to perform strenuous work in all weather <\/span>conditions<\/span><\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Physical requirements include ability to hike 10+ miles in rugged terrain carrying a 30-lb load and work in a bent- <\/span>over\/kneeling\/sitting position for long periods of time<\/span><\/span>
\u2022<\/span> Basic computer skills (MS Word and MS Excel) required; experience in GIS and electronic data collection<\/span>
applications (e.g., S1 mobile, Collector, FieldMaps, Survey 123) is preferred<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


COMPENSATION<\/span>: $20\/hr + depending on experience, plus travel expenses associated with overnight field work (food <\/span>and lodging). Housing is not provided. This is a full-time temporary position with paid holidays and sick leave.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9433,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[15],"tags":[4,28,33,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45480"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45484,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45480\/revisions\/45484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}