Outdoor Recreation Field Research Technician

Utah State University; Logan (UT); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Utah State University is seeking a motivated field technician to assist with data collection for the USDA Forest Service’s NVUM program. You will conduct on-site surveys with national forest visitors at recreation access points across the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache and Ashley National Forests, gaining hands-on experience in outdoor recreation research and visitor-use monitoring.

Shifts are 6 hours (8am-2pm or 2pm-8pm) with paid drive time; occasional multi-day camping may be required.

Qualifications

• Motivated, dependable, organized, and self-sufficient.
• Comfortable approaching and interacting with unfamiliar people.
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsabilités

• Conduct face-to-face surveys with national forest visitors at designated recreation sites.
• Interact professionally with a wide variety of forest visitors, sometimes conducting up to 40 interviews per day.
• Travel independently to survey locations throughout the assigned national forest.
• Navigate to remote and unfamiliar recreation sites.
• Work independently for extended periods, including in remote locations and varying weather conditions.
• Occasionally camp in remote areas for multiple days while completing survey assignments.
• Follow established survey protocols and accurately collect and record visitor-use data.
• Maintain a high level of organization, safety awareness, and professionalism while working in the field.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Camping solo

Description du poste

Utah State University is seeking a motivated field technician to assist with data collection for the USDA Forest Service’s NVUM program. You will conduct on-site surveys with national forest visitors at recreation access points across the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache and Ashley National Forests, gaining hands-on experience in outdoor recreation research and visitor-use monitoring.

Shifts are 6 hours (8am-2pm or 2pm-8pm) with paid drive time; occasional multi-day camping may be required.