The Walters Lab in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University is looking to hire several field technicians for the coming summer season. We are an applied forest ecology (silviculture) lab with a current focus on exploring alternative management regimes in northern hardwood forests. The upcoming field season will involve surveying pre-harvest vegetation structure for forests to be harvested Winter 2017/18, marking forest stands for harvest, and quantifying the impacts of beech bark disease on forest stand structure in aftermath forests. There is a possibility for one position to transition to a combined field/lab technician role in support of a dendrochronology project. Field sites are throughout the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula in Michigan.
Desired skills: Experience or aptitude for plant identification, and GPS navigation; interest in forest ecology/silviculture; experience and/or desire to work outdoors in rugged conditions. Undergraduates and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Time Frame: May – August with the opportunity for one or two to start in early April for timber marking work and the opportunity for one position to extend beyond the end of August. Pay rate: $11/hr minimum, commensurate with experience. Typically 40 hours/week. We provide housing. To apply: Submit a CV or resume, list of three references with contact information (including email and phone number), and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the position and relevant experience, as well as your dates of availability, to Evan Farinosi (farin...@msu.edu) with “Walters Lab Summer Field Technician” in the subject line.
