Native Seed Production Field Assistant

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Job Title: Native Seed Production Field Assistant

Appointment Type: Student Employee

Position Appointment Percent: 100

Appointment Basis: 12

Pay Method: Hourly

Pay Period: 16th - 15th of the following month

Pay Date: Last working day of the month

Remote or Hybrid option?

Min Hourly Rate: $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro)

Max Hourly Rate: $21.50 (Standard); $19.50 (Non-Urban); $22.00 (Portland Metro)

The Oregon State University Human and Ecosystem Resiliency and Sustainability ( HERS ) Lab is a research institution 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 hosts the Upper Columbia Basin Inventory and Monitoring Network of the National Park Service ( UCBN ), East Cascades Native Plant Hub ( ECNPH ), Wildlife Connectivity Hub, and the Northwestern Bat Hub on the OSU Cascades campus in Bend, OR.

The Lab is hiring Student Technical Assistants ( STA ) to assist with ECNPH management of native seed production fields in various locations in OR. STAs are needed for 2-3 days per week during the school term to assist with irrigation, weeding, and plant performance assessment at production fields in Terrebonne, OR, with options to include several grass fields in the John Day Fossil Beds if the STAs schedule and interests allow.

The STAs will also support Hub seed collection, propagation and restoration plantings wherever possible, including opportunities to support other HERS Lab projects as availability, funding, and interests allow. This position is critical for collaborative implementation of the National Seed Strategy in support of federal land restoration and post-fire revegetation needs. The position is currently scheduled to end in June, but transition to summer employment at either full or part-time capacity is likely.

Field work for this position is diverse and dynamic, well-balanced with hard work and time off, and offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in several facets of native plant work: seed collection, plant propagation, planting, and field management in collaboration with a variety of land management agencies. The technicians hired for this position will primarily manage native seed production fields at the Dry Fly Land Management properties in Terrebonne, OR.,

as well as other fields in and adjacent to the John Day Fossil Beds, OR. The position may require some overnight travel and camping to service fields in the John Day Basin. The technician will also assist ECNPH with greenhouse propagation of native plants. If extended, duties may include seed collection and planting throughout Central Oregon or on federal lands in the PNW .

This position will be based in Bend, OR, where there is excellent access to hiking, biking, rock climbing, fishing, and kayaking/rafting opportunities.

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers ( NACE ) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Professionalism
• Career & Self-Development

80% Native Seed Production Field Management:

• Manage grass production irrigation systems, including set up, regular service, use, and end-of-season storage
• Invasive plant management via mechanical means (mowing, hoeing, etc)
• Monitoring of plant health,…