Temporary Field & Data Manager - Davis College, School of Natural Resources and the Environment

West Virginia University

14d • Remote

About The Position

The School of Natural Resources and the Environment is currently accepting applications for a Remote Temporary Research Associate (Field and data manager) at West Virginia University. Assistance with different research projects such as the National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Counting Process (NMS-COUNT) partnered with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
The NMS-COUNT Field Interviewer position will be essential to the completion of data collection within the Great Lakes region, Hawaii, and in southern California. The Field Lead will work with interviewers who will conduct face-to-face interviewers with recreation visitors as they exit recreation sites. Interviewers will travel to a variety of national marine sanctuary sites. Shifts vary between morning, afternoon and evening hours and very often occur on weekend days.
What You'll Do
Responsibilities are functional in nature, and performed under direct supervision. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

Requirements

• Requires business, secretarial or technical training related to the position to which assigned, obtained through a formal training program of over eighteen (18) months and up to three (3) years beyond high school
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience involving:
• Previous in-field data collection experience on state, federal or municipal lands is required.
• Broad experience with outdoor recreation concepts/issues
• Experience in social survey methodology
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.
• Competency in written and oral communication.
• Ability to drive to remote locations
• Ability to keep neat and concise notes and surveys.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and appearance at all times.
• Skilled in effective communication.
• Skilled in strategic planning and logistics.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Skilled in critical thinking, including using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Skilled in monitoring/assessing the performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take correction.
• Skilled in systems analysis, including determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations and the environment will affect outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree

Responsibilities

• Supervising recreation use surveys with visitors on NMS waters/coasts in a positive, friendly and respectful manner.
• Conducting recreation use surveys.
• Checking schedule on the Google Drive weekly/daily basis and planning out survey site drive times and location with GPS and forest maps.
• Filling out and keeping track of surveys and daily counts in a neat, orderly fashion.
• Compiling weekly reports for field supervisor about site use levels, recreation use and weather conditions at each assigned surveying site.
• Adhering to strict data collection policies and guidelines including proper dress, displaying of safety signage, etc.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision from field management at all times.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED