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Public Lands Field Assistant

#33607
Biology

Details:

  • Category: On-Campus
  • Position Type: Student Hourly
  • Posted on: May 24, 2021
  • Open until: Fri, June 4, 2021 expired
  • Work Hours: Summer: up to 40 hours per week
  • Wage: $12.50/hour
  • Location: Cedar City, UT

Description:

Part time, weekends, or full time position. The Public Lands Field Assistant will work with faculty in the Department of Biology to monitor wildflower populations and collect seeds from native plants throughout southern Utah during the 2021 field season. Job duties consist of scouting for large wildflower blooms, collecting plant specimens that will be stored in regional herbaria, collecting field data, using GIS to identify field sites and upload data, and collecting seeds and estimating seed numbers. Training, vehicle, and partial food costs will be provided. This is a great job for anyone interested in exploring Utah's public lands and gaining experience for a job in natural resources management. This job is a good resume builder because it will help you build skills in independent thinking, creativity, data management, time management, and problem solving, with opportunities to explore technology such as geographic information systems and app-based data collection programs.

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will have a background in biology, and deep interest in genetics, conservation biology, public lands management, natural resources, pollinators, native plants, invertebrate taxonomy, and/OR the intersection between technology and biology.

Ideal candidates will be able to meet weekly with biology faculty mentors that include Drs. Jackie Grant, Rachel Bolus, Sam Wells, Matt Ogburn, and Karl Jarvis, but should also be able to carry out work independently. Candidates must be responsible, independent, and punctual. Must be comfortable interacting with professionals at the Bureau of Land Management and the Dixie National Forest as well as members of the general public. Biology majors and minors preferred, but other majors will be considered. MUST BE WILLING TO CAMP in primitive conditions or the backcountry.

Special Instruction to Applicants: Please send resume, class schedule, SUU Student Employment Application (https://www.suu.edu/ad/hr/pdf/student-employment-application.pdf), and a copy of the Student Professional Development Survey (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vLCTtDVLuZ0tunxOV2X8pluiYp4IBxK5l3eeo7g6R14/edit?usp=sharing) to Dr. Jacqualine Grant by emailing jacqualinegrant@suu.edu. Access the Student Professional Development survey through the link, download it to your drive then edit it and send it to or share it with Dr. Grant.

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