Forest Management Student Assistant

OSU Rec Sports - Sport. Leadership. Wellness. • Corvallis, OR

12d • Onsite

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 gain exposure to forest management activities, including harvest-unit layout, contract administration, and log-sale award analysis. The role supports student career readiness through development of communication, critical-thinking, teamwork, and professionalism skills.

Work is approximately 80% in the field and 20% in the office, throughout all seasons and in steep forested terrain. The work location is Peavy Arboretum Road, and reliable transportation to the work location is required. During fall, winter, and spring quarters, the schedule is 5–15 hours per week and is flexible around classes. Full-time work during summer is required, with an opportunity for full-time work during winter and spring breaks. The position requires driving a University or personal vehicle on behalf of the University and is contingent on applicable vehicle-history and hiring reviews.

Requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study.
• Must meet academic standing requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment.
• Must meet the applicable minimum enrollment standard: high school enrollment or homeschool participation; undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students, 6 credit hours per term; undergraduate international students, 12 credit hours per term; graduate students admitted to Graduate School, 5 credit hours per term; or graduate international students admitted to Graduate School, 9 credit hours per term. International students with an OIS-approved reduced course load may be considered full-time if the approval is provided to the Student Employment Center.
• Must be physically capable of working in forested terrain in inclement weather, including sun, rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
• Must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in their state of residence, be determined position-qualified, and self-report convictions as required by OSU driver standards.
• Must have reliable transportation to the Peavy Arboretum Road work location.
• Must work full-time during summer.

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 products and best return to OSU.

What This Job Offers

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