Data Analyst

New Mexico State University • Las Cruces, NM

18d • Onsite

About The Position

The Jornada Experimental Range is seeking applicants for a Data Analyst (Rangeland Ecology) to join our collaborative research team to support a rangeland vegetation assessment and mapping project to prioritize landscapes for restoration and to guide adaptive management. This is initially a one-year appointment which may be extended, contingent upon external funding.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree + 2 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree.
• Ability to work outdoors during hot or cold, windy weather.
• Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises.
• Moderate physical activity.
• Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in ecology, environmental science, range science, soil science, natural resources or related field.
• Experience identifying plants to species.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with multiple researchers, private land managers, and agency personnel.
• Strong time management skills.
• Attention to details.
• Experience performing self-directed, independent work.
• Experience with vegetation monitoring (e.g., the BLM AIM protocol), describing ecosystem function (e.g., Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health), using ecological site descriptions, and characterizing soil profiles.
• Ability to identify the relationships among landforms, soil/site potential, and plant communities at the landscape scale.

Responsibilities

• Collecting landscape-scale vegetation inventory and monitoring field data (e.g., plant cover estimates, standardized monitoring methods, digging soil pits and characterizing soils, and determining ecological sites and states).
• Extensive travel and overnight stays for field work.
• Data entry, error-checking, creating metadata, data analysis, project and data management.
• Self-directed work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree