Oregon State University-posted 9 months ago
$14 - $21/Yr
Part-time • Intern
Corvallis, OR
Educational Services

This recruitment will be used to fill six to eight (6-8) part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week during academic terms and up to 40 hours per week during term breaks) Student Technical Assistant (Student Logging Training Program, (SLTP) Intern) positions for the College of Forestry at Oregon State University (OSU). These positions support OSU Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management (FERM) Department and OSU Research Forests (OSURF) management activities, associated with the Student Logging Training Program and related FERM and OSURF projects. These positions will work with the SLTP Manager to accomplish operational, harvest, and general forest management related duties. This job is a great opportunity to be exposed to all phases of a logging operation while providing for application of skills learned in the classroom. The work program is designed as a logging training program for interested and qualified students. There may also be opportunities to assist with harvest operations projects and research outside of the student thinning operation.

  • Development of a Resource Management Plan
  • Unit layout and design
  • Timber measurements and marking
  • Running profiles and performing payload analysis
  • Chainsaw operation, timber felling, limbing, and bucking
  • Cable system rigging and chokersetting
  • Yarding, skidding, sorting, decking of logs
  • Log quality control
  • Equipment maintenance and operation
  • Other tasks as assigned
  • 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
  • Completion of first year coursework in Forest Engineering, FE/CE, Forest Operations Management, or Forestry
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Ability to safely work and communicate well with other logging personnel, land managers, and supervisors
  • Neat writing skills, keyboarding skills, computer use skills
  • Calk boots, hardhat, rain gear, and Leatherman (or similar) tool
  • Must possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license in their state of residence
  • Completion of second year coursework in Forest Engineering, FE/CE, Forest Operations Management, or Forest Management
  • Coursework in surveying, mensuration, silviculture, harvest processes, logging management, and forest operations analysis
  • Prior logging experience is not required
  • Hourly pay rate ranging from $14.20 to $21.00 depending on location and qualifications
  • Flexible work schedule to accommodate student coursework
  • Opportunity to gain practical experience in logging operations
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