College of Forestry

Student Employment Opportunities

Forest Research Technicians

Company
University of Nevada, Reno Bisbing Forest Ecology & Silviculture Lab
Wage
$17/hour for technician, $21/hour for crew leads
City/Location
Sierra Nevada
State/Locale
CA, NV
Closing Date
Fri, 1/7/2022
Closing Date Details
Review of applications is set to begin January 7th, 2022 and continue until filled
Job Type
Seasonal
Job Type/Duration Description
Support on-going research studying the impacts of silvicultural treatments and climate change on forest ecosystem dynamics, including post-fire sampling, old-growth giant sequoia surveys, and provenance trial (i.e., baby tree garden) survival assessments, collecting pre- and post-treatment forest ecology and health data, sampling fuels transects, mapping forest composition and structure, surveying understory plant communities, and post fire surveys. See attached pdf for more details.