{"id":57179,"date":"2025-12-11T14:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=57179"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T22:10:48","slug":"job-range-ecology-technician-usda-eastern-oregon-agricultural-research-center-burns-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-range-ecology-technician-usda-eastern-oregon-agricultural-research-center-burns-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Range Ecology Technician,\u00a0USDA Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (Burns, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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USDA-ARS; Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center<\/p>\n

Burns, Oregon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Job Type<\/td>\nTemporary<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/td>\n$15.37 – $19.33 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Experience<\/td>\n0 – 1 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 Range Ecology Technician<\/p>\n

Juniper Woodland and Shrub Steppe Ecology<\/p>\n

Job Title<\/u>: R<\/strong>ange Ecology Technician<\/p>\n

Start Date<\/u>: <\/strong>Flexible, May\/June, 2026<\/p>\n

End Date<\/u>: <\/strong>Flexible, August\/Sept, 2026; 10 to 12 weeks of employment guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Location<\/u>: <\/strong>Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Burns, Oregon.<\/p>\n

Number of Positions Available<\/strong>: 3<\/p>\n

Job Description<\/u>:<\/strong> Techs work with the research scientists. Fieldwork consists of ecological studies with emphasis on plant succession, plant community composition, post-fire ecology, and soil surveys. Responsibilities are to assist in the collection of field data (vegetation and soils descriptions). Field work takes up about 85% of the position responsibilities.\u00a0 Work is in mainly remote areas of southeastern Oregon. Office and lab work is chiefly data entry and sample processing.<\/p>\n

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