Forest Management Student Assistant

OSU Oregon State University • Corvallis, OR

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About The Position

The OSU Research Forests is hiring 1–2 part-time Forest Management Student Assistants. The Research Forests manages 10 forests throughout Oregon. Successful candidates will be exposed to multiple aspects of forest management, including harvest-unit layout, contract administration, and log-sale award analysis.

The role is approximately 80% field work and 20% office work. Work takes place throughout the year, in all seasons, on steep forested terrain and in inclement weather. The work location is Peavy Arboretum Road, and reliable transportation to the location is required. Hours are flexible around class schedules during fall, winter, and spring quarters; full-time work is required during summer, with an opportunity for full-time work during winter and spring breaks.

Requirements

• Be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study.
• Meet academic standing requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment.
• Meet the applicable minimum enrollment standard: high school students must be regularly enrolled in high school or a home-schooling program; undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students must take at least 6 credit hours per term; undergraduate international students must take at least 12 credit hours per term; graduate students admitted to Graduate School must take at least 5 credit hours per term; and international graduate students admitted to Graduate School must take at least 9 credit hours per term. An approved reduced course load for international students must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
• Be physically capable of working in forested terrain during inclement weather, including sun, rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
• Possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in the state of residence, successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, be determined position-qualified, and self-report convictions as required by OSU standards.
• Have reliable transportation to the Peavy Arboretum Road work location.
• Submit a resume and a cover letter addressing how the position would advance the applicant's education and professional aspirations.

Responsibilities

• Design harvest units using lidar, canopy height models, stream classifications, visual aesthetics, and other considerations.
• Lay out harvest units using tools and skills learned in the classroom.
• Administer contracts for cut-to-length thinning, variable retention harvests, regeneration harvests, restoration harvests, pre-commercial thinning, planting, herbicide applications, and cultural resources.
• Analyze log sales to identify the best value of products and the best return to OSU.
• Develop communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and professionalism skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed