Deadline: Mon, 10/10/2022 - 12:00pm Employer: The Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP) Job Field: Fisheries Job Type: Seasonal, Temporary, Internship Location: Oregon Location Detail: Corvallis Job Description: Why work for AREMP? • Gain valuable on the ground field experience in a variety of stream survey methods over a broad diversity of stream types with different types of geology, soils, and vegetation. The survey involves collecting macroinvertebrates, measuring stream substrate, bankfull width, large wood, pools, and water chemistry. • We provide all employees with a wide range of training activities including: stream survey techniques, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, and lots of practice working as a team in crews of three or four. • A work schedule with 6 days off between each 8-day work period allows plenty of time to get out and see new things or just rest, relax and recuperate. • You will see some incredible scenery, witness beautiful sunrises and sunsets and experience some amazing places where only a few people have been before Qualifications: Camping while day hiking (small percentage of sites accessed via backpacking) and bushwhacking (hiking with no trails) through steep forested terrain to streams all summer to collect stream habitat, water chemistry, channel morphology and macroinvertebrate data. How to Apply: 1) Apply for our Biological Science Technician (fisheries) positions with the Bureau of Land Management. These positions will be open for applications on USA Jobs sometime in October. Positions will be advertised as GS-0404 Biological Science Technician (fisheries) positions for all BLM locations, so be sure to select Corvallis, Oregon as a duty station. If you are interested in crew leader positions apply as a GS-6 and crew members are GS-5s (you can apply for both). 2) Apply for an EPIC internship position with the American Conservation Experience, we will hire four interns for the 2023 field season. These positions generally open in December or January and can be found here: http://www.usaconservation.org/apply/application/.
