Lead research technician

Position 1: Lead Research Technician, Biology – Temperate old-growth forest dynamics

Link to full job description: http://employment.marquette.edu/postings/11060
Email Dr. Joe LaManna (joseph.lamanna@marquette.edu) with any questions.

The LaManna lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Marquette University is currently looking to hire a lead research technician with experience in forest survey techniques to address questions related to the maintenance of plant species diversity in old-growth forest along a 1,300 m elevational gradient in the Western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. The work will occur at the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/), an NSF Long-tern Ecological Research (LTER) site that is located roughly 45 minutes east of Eugene, Oregon.

Duties and Responsibilities: Leading small crews of research technicians in a forest setting. Mapping and measuring trees, plants, seedlings and other forest ecology techniques. Using GPS, laser rangefinders, and other forest survey equipment. Work outside in a beautiful location.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Must have a university degree in appropriate area of biology. Must have previous experience working and/or supervising field crews in an outdoor setting, measuring ecological processes and patterns.

Position 2: Research Assistant, Biology – Temperate old-growth forest dynamics

Link to full job description: https://employment.marquette.edu/postings/11051

Email Dr. Joe LaManna (joseph.lamanna@marquette.edu) with any questions.

The LaManna lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Marquette University is currently looking to hire 6-7 enthusiastic research technicians with experience in forest survey techniques to address questions related to the maintenance of plant species diversity in old-growth forest along a 1,300 m elevational gradient in the Western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. The work will occur at the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/), an NSFLong-tern Ecological Research (LTER) site that is located roughly 45 minutes east of Eugene, Oregon.

Duties and Responsibilities: Mapping and measuring trees, plants, seedlings and other forest ecology techniques. Using GPS, laser rangefinders, and other forest survey equipment. Work outside in a beautiful location.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Must have a university degree in appropriate area of biology. Previous experience working in an outdoor setting, measuring ecological processes and patterns.