Technical Aide

Position Summary(Basic Job Function)

This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides technical support. Responsibilities may include computer programming or operations; research support; medical patient care; technical equipment maintenance, repair, fabrication or operation; or other technical support functions.

Unit Position Summary

The MSU Pedology Lab is hiring several technicians to be part of a small team to install a tree seedling study, collect vegetation and soils data, and manage data. This includes tree planting, plot layout, plant identification, size measurements, and following survey protocols. The technicians will use GPS, tablets, and forestry and soils tools. The work environment is outdoors in forested areas with insects, ticks and varying temperatures. Work schedules are compact four 10-h day weeks Monday-Thursday. The work is related to the Desired Regeneration through Assisted Migration (DREAM) research project, a collaborative project between US Forest Service Northern Research Station (NRS) and Michigan State University. The technicians will work out of the NRS Office in Rhinelander, WI. A work vehicle is provided for travel to field sites. There may be limited overnight travel provided for certain duties of the research project. Housing is not provided but spots are reserved for technicians to rent lodging at the University of Wisconsin Kemp Natural Resource Station. If interested, contact project leads.

Desired Qualifications

 Experience in forestry or related environmental fieldwork.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Summary of Physical Demands

Outdoor summer fieldwork. The job will require walking around forested landscapes under various weather conditions and around mosquitoes and ticks.