National Forest Research Assistant
National Forest Research Assistant
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Job Description
Overview
Responsibilities
Duties will include conducting onsite surveys with national forest visitors at various recreation access points including trailheads campgrounds lakes/reservoirs resorts etc. Survey locations and use levels change each day so this position provides a great opportunity to see and explore national forest lands and interact with diverse national forest visitors.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Applicants must be motivated organized selfsufficient great problem solvers safety conscious and enjoy talking and interacting with people whom they are unfamiliar. The bulk of work is interacting with national forest visitors and conducting facetoface interviews sometimes as many as forty per daythe average is around 68 surveys perday. This is not akin to coldcall telemarketing. National forest visitors are generally interested and eager to provide feedback to aid in the management of the areas they use and love.
- This position occasionally requires the research assistant to spend time alone sometimes in very remote areas in varying weather conditions. This position will also require the research assistant to camp alone in remote areas for multiple days. Because of these factors it is imperative that the research assistant be able to navigate through remote unfamiliar and sometimes rough areas and be comfortable camping alone and spending multiple days in the field.
Required Documents
Along with the online application please attach:
1. Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Resume/CV
2. Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application
**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**
Advertised Salary
ADA
The environment and physical requirements may change depending on the specific function of the work performed. Incumbents may be in both indoor and outdoor environments. Indoors in an office space event space or public space are protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Incumbents may often use repetitive hand motion (such as typing). Outdoors incumbents may not be protected from weather conditions and may be exposed to extreme heat and extreme cold. Incumbents may be required to walk and/or stand for long periods of time.
College/Department Highlights
The S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources is nationally and internationally recognized for its research extension and teaching on natural and socioenvironmental is a highimpact college at Utah State University with over $15M in research funding annually 55 tenuretrack faculty in three departments and close partnerships with federal and state natural resource agencies.
The Department of Environment and Society uses the social environmental and interdisciplinary sciences to understand humanenvironment interactions at a range of spatial scales and to bring human considerations into natural resource and environmental management. Faculty promote peoplecentered solutions for sustainability transitions and climate change adaptations and deliver graduate and undergraduate education in environmental studies and social sciences recreation resource management and geography.
University Highlights
Founded in 1888 Utah State University is Utahs premier landgrant public service university. As an R1 research institution Utah State is dedicated to advancing knowledge and serving the public good through innovative research and scholarly activities that are grounded in reciprocal engagement with local regional and global communities. USU prepares students to be active civically engaged leaders who are prepared to address critical societal challenges. Dedicated to providing a highquality and affordable education USU remains a leader in research discovery and public impact.
USU enrolls 28900 students both online and in person atlocations throughout the state. Utah States 30 locations include a main campus in Logan Utah residential campuses in Price and Blanding and six additional statewide campuses along with education centers serving every county. USU Online educates students from all 50 states and 55 countries. For over 25 years USU Extension has served and engaged Utahns in all of Utahs counties.
Competing at the NCAA Division I level USU is a proud member of the Mountain West Conference and will join the Pac12 Conference beginning in theseason. The Aggies longstanding tradition of athletic and academic excellence is exemplified by conference championships in multiple sports reflecting USUs commitment to perseverance and achievement.
Utah State is dedicated to fostering a community where all individuals feel respected valued and supported. We seek to recruit hire and retain people from all walks of life who willchampion excellence in education research discovery outreach and believe that promoting a strong sense of community and belonging empowers and engages all members of USU to thrive and be recognized our commitment to employees when they namedUtah State the best employer in Utahin 2023.Learn moreabout USU.
The university provides aDual Career Assistance Programto support careers for partners who are also seeking is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability contact the universitys ADA Coordinator in the Office of Human Resources ator.
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In its programs and activities including in admissions and employment Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination including harassment based on race color religion sex national origin age genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by University policy Title IX or any other federal state or local law.
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USUs nondiscrimination policies:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
