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<font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> ecomaillist-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu [ecomaillist-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Kate Wilkin [Kate.Wilkin@berkeley.edu]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 08, 2012 2:23 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Ecomail--> Stephens Lab tech advertisement<br>
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<h1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt">2012 SUMMER FIELD POSITIONS IN FIRE ECOLOGY
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<h4><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Fire Science Laboratory</span></h4>
<h4>University of California, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, Division of Ecosystem Science</h4>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoBodyText2" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> We are hiring several summer field assistants to work primarily on the projects described below</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">(Multiple Openings)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Closing Date:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"> April 1<sup>st</sup>, 2012 or until filled (we will continue accepting applications
after the closing date as more positions may become available)<b><i><span style="COLOR: red"></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">PAY</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> RANGE</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">
$10-$13/hour DOE </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">HOUSING:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><span>
</span>May be provided at research site(s)- TBA with project manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">LENGTH OF POSITIONS:
</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Employment period is from 8 to 16 consecutive weeks, between April, 2012, and September, 2012 (may vary)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">MORE INFORMATION:</span></b><u><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">
</span></u><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><a href="http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/stephens-lab/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/stephens-lab/index.htm</a>
<span> </span></span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">or contact project manager listed for specific project(s).</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText3">TO APPLY: <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">
Please send a </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">resume, cover letter, and 3 reference contacts</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> to the e-mail (</span><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">e-mail preferred</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">)
or address below.<span> </span>In your cover letter, please note which project(s) you are interested in working on.<span>
</span>Specific qualifications are described for each project and at the end of this announcement.<span>
</span></span>Please include project number(s) you are interested in e-mail subject line or on the outside of the mailing envelope.<span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">E-mail to Danny Fry or Scott Stephens:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><a href="mailto:dfry@berkeley.edu">dfry@berkeley.edu</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><a href="mailto:sstephens@berkeley.edu">sstephens@berkeley.edu</a></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">QUALIFICATIONS- ALL POSITIONS:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Work experience or coursework including field exercises covering the following:</span></i></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.15in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Ability to learn basic vegetation measurement techniques, including use of tree measurement tools.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Ability to learn identification of common California plants (species vary by project location).</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Ability to learn safe chainsaw operation and maintenance.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Use of spreadsheet applications; ability to use or learn to use handheld data recorders, radios, other field equipment</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Operation of manual transmission vehicles.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">These positions are 90% + field work.<span>
</span>Field Research Assistants may be exposed to hot dry weather, rough terrain, unpredictable weather, insects, high elevations, & other environmental conditions; must be capable of sustained physical work under these conditions.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Willingness to learn new skills.</span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Coursework or experience in forestry, natural resources management, forest ecology, or related field is desired but not required.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Outdoor savvy – familiarity with navigation by map and compass, basic first aid training.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Project & Job Description:<span>
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<h1><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Chaparral Fire Ecology & Fuels Management</span><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"></span></i></h1>
<h1><font size="+0"><i><span>(Project 1)</span></i><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'"><i>
</i>Project Manager: Danny Fry (<a href="mailto:dfry@berkeley.edu">dfry@berkeley.edu</a>)</span></b></font></h1>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Project Description:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span>
</span><a name="Ecological_Diversity_in_Chaparral_Follow"></a></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">This project examines the ecological effects of prescribed fire & mastication
<span>in Northern California Coast Range chaparral.<span> </span>Specifically, this study investigates the impacts of fall, winter and spring prescribed fire and mastication on 1) shrubs, 2) herbaceous plants and 3) bird abundance.<span>
</span>The goal of this research project is to provide valuable information to land managers about the ecological effects of these fuel reduction strategies.<span>
</span>This project is funded by the Joint Fire Science Program and is currently in its fifth post-treatment year. This has been a very successful project with three peer reviewed publications and a fourth soon to be submitted. These publications and the Joint
Fire Science Program final report can be viewed at the Stephens Lab website (</span><a href="http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/stephens-lab/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/stephens-lab/index.htm</a>).</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Job Description:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span>
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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2"><span>Study sites are located </span><span>at the University of California Hopland Research & Extension Center and the BLM Cow Mountain Recreation Area in Mendocino County, approximately 2.5 hours north of San Francisco.<i>
</i>Up to three f</span>ield technicians are needed to assist a UC Berkeley graduate student in post treatment fuels, shrub, and herbaceous plant surveys.<span>
</span>Field tasks will include (but are not limited to) detailed post-fire plant and fuels inventories.<span>
</span>Most field work will be conducted in burned or masticated chaparral, but some intact chaparral work will also be required.<span>
</span>Technicians are need for 2-3 months of work (320-480 hours) – start dates are flexible, but mid to late May is preferred.<span>
</span>The weekly work schedule will be four ten-hour days with an early morning start.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Additional Qualifications:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">This job can be physically demanding and will require the ability to work on steep slopes in hot sun and dense brush for long periods.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Potential exposure to poison oak, ticks, bees, rattlesnakes and other chaparral “surprises”.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Applicants with strong botany and chaparral ecology interest and ability to identify plants using keys are encouraged to apply.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Technicians will stay in a bunkhouse or other shared living facility during the workweek.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 20pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">(Project 2) Project Manager: Danny Fry (<a href="mailto:dfry@berkeley.edu">dfry@berkeley.edu</a>)</span></b></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Project Description:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">This project will examine the effects of strategically placed area fuel treatments at two study sites in Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests.<span> Study sites
are located </span><span>near Foresthill (Tahoe NF) and Oakdale (Sierra NF), CA., approximately 3.5 hours east of San Francisco. Project details can be found at<i>
<a href="http://snamp.cnr.berkeley.edu/" target="_blank">http://snamp.cnr.berkeley.edu/</a></i></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Job Description:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span>
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<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent2">Two field technicians are needed to assist a research associate in post-treatment forest structure, vegetation, and fuels measurements in mixed conifer forests. Field tasks will include but are not limited to: 1) typical forest
inventory measurements and 2) fuel surveys. Field work will be conducted in the Tahoe and Sierra National Forests.<span>
</span>Technicians are needed for up to 4 months of work – and start dates are flexible. The weekly work schedule will typically be four ten-hour days with an early morning start.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Additional Qualifications:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><span>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Coursework or experience in forestry, natural resources management, forest ecology, or related field is desired but not required.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Applicants with strong botany interest and proficiency in identifying plants using keys are strongly preferred.<span>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Use of spreadsheet applications; ability to use or learn to use handheld data recorders, radios, other field equipment</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">This position is physically demanding and will require the ability to work on steep slopes in hot sun for long periods. Applicants must also be willing to work in dense brush and in buggy conditions.
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Exposure to ticks, bees, rattlesnakes and other “surprises” are possible.
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Technicians must be comfortable living in a bunkhouse or other shared living facility during the work week.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Garamond','serif'">Technicians must have own vehicle and may be asked to drive to and from field sites.</span></p>
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Kate Wilkin<br>
PhD student<br>
Stephens Lab: Research and Education in Wildland Fire Sciences<br>
Division of Ecosystem Science<br>
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department<br>
University of California at Berkeley<br>
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<a href="mailto:Kate.Wilkin@berkeley.edu">Kate.Wilkin@berkeley.edu</a><br>
276-492-9236 (c)<br>
510-642-4934 (w)<br>
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