Dear Ecolog community, The Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program is seeking to fill up to 23 temporary seasonal field crew member positions for the 2025 field season. These positions are located across Oregon, Washington, and California. Duties for these positions include serving as a crew member on a small 2-4 person field crew that visits long term forest permanent monitoring sites. These sites are visited on average every 5-10 years, and the data collected is part of long-term forest monitoring efforts on all forested lands regardless of ownership. Daily tasks include hiking on and off trail over arduous terrain with a 40-50 pound pack to visit these research sites; measuring tree diameters, heights, species identification, and conducting forest health assessments. Frequent and extended overnight travel is required, involving staying in hotels, camping, and backpacking. Overtime is also standard for our field crews, of up to 20 hours/pay period.
For more information about our program, please visit: https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/centers/datacollection . For more information about federal hiring and USAJobs, please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/careers/application-tips-and-webinars To apply for these positions, our GS-5 positions are being advertised here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/819809400, and our GS-6 positions are being advertised here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/819810000. If you are interested in being considered for more than 10 of the duty stations being advertised, please ensure that you select "location negotiable" when applying. Any questions regarding these positions can be directed to Jonathan Beals-Nesmith at jonathan.beals-nesm...@usda.gov<mailto:jonathan.beals-nesm...@usda.gov> Thank you for your consideration! Katie [Forest Service Shield] Katie Rigsby (she/her) FIA Data Collection Coordinator, Washington Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program c: 916-261-4080 kathryn.a.rig...@usda.gov<mailto:kathryn.a.rig...@usda.gov> 1220 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 1410 Portland, OR 97204 www.fs.usda.gov<https://www.fs.usda.gov/> [USDA Logo]<https://usda.gov/> [Forest Service Twitter] <https://twitter.com/forestservice> [USDA Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Forest-Service/1431984283714112> Caring for the land and serving people This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
