The Oregon State University Human and Ecosystem Resiliency and Sustainability (HERS) Lab is a research institution co-led by OSU Cascades and the National Park Service that delivers expertise in ecological assessment and monitoring, restoration, and native plant materials to support evidence-based conservation for the 21st century. The HERS Lab houses the Upper Columbia Basin Inventory and Monitoring Network of the National Park Service (UCBN), [MS1] East Cascades Native Plant Hub (ECNPH), and the Northwestern Bat Hub on the OSU Cascades campus in Bend, OR. The Lab is hiring two student technical assistants to assist the East Cascades Native Plant Hub [MS2] with collecting native plant seed at various locations in Oregon (with some potential collection in Idaho). Seed collection will entail travel to sites on BLM, NPS, and USFS lands, camping overnight in some situations, and may also include restoration planting and greenhouse plant propagation.
Field work for this position is diverse and dynamic, well-balanced with hard work and time off, and offers a unique opportunity to get experience in several facets of native plant work: seed collection, plant propagation, and planting with a variety of land management agencies. The technicians hired for this position will be based in Bend, OR, where there is excellent access to hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, and kayaking/rafting opportunities. Typical work weeks will involve 40 hours of work, primarily outdoors, and technicians should be comfortable spending long days outdoors and traversing rough terrain. Technicians will be part of a crew of 2-4 ENCPH staff that frequently collaborates with additional partners.