Lab Technician - Student Service

Job Title: Lab Technician - Student Service City: West Lafayette Job Description: Job Summary The Institute for Digital Forestry directed by Songlin Fei, is hiring lab technicians to assist with several ongoing research projects related to phenology, remote sensing, spatial ecology, and/or digital forestry. The hired technicians will work closely with other undergraduate technicians, graduate students, and staff researchers. Multiple positions are available.

Students will primary be either computer or field-based. The field technician will conduct fieldwork related to forestry. This includes collecting tree growth measurements, species identification, and mapping.

Duties may also include non-field duties including data entry, digitizing, quality control and other duties as assigned. However, the majority of this role will be conducted outside. The computer technician will digitize/annotate model training data, catalog spatial data, data entry, digitizing, quality control and other duties as assigned.

Minimal to no duties will be conducted outside. Physical

Requirements Limited physical activity - lift and carry up to 10 lbs. frequently, and up to 20 lbs.

Education -Purdue undergraduate student with a desire to gain professional experience in the forestry and spatial ecology fields. -Major or minor in forestry, natural resources/environmental science, wildlife, computer science, or other related STEM fields.

Experience Required: -Purdue undergraduate student with a desire to gain professional experience in the forestry and spatial ecology fields. -Major or minor in forestry, natural resources/environmental science, wildlife, computer science, or other related STEM fields. Preferred: -Experience with field work or GIS software, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office. -Experience conducting tree species identification and growth measurements. FLSA Status Non-Exempt