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. Transferable Skill Development OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below: Communication, Teamwork, Professionalism, Career & Self-Development The hire will perform all phases of designing, analyzing, and safely implementing commercial thinning with the Koller K501 yarder and associated operational equipment (Link-Belt 3240 Log Loader, John Deere 648 Skidder). 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. The hire will be driving OSU Motor Pool, College, or University owned vehicles, and/or personal vehicles throughout the OSU Research Forests, both locally and statewide, to access work sites in the field. Students may be required to provide their own transportation to local work sites.