Working Lands Conservation Summer Field Technician
Time will be split between Randolph and Logan. Housing will be provided in Randolph, but not Logan.$20 per hour
- Paid
- Summer 2026
- On-site
Listing details
- Posted Jan 9
- Last verified Oct 24
About the job
We are looking for two hardworking and enthusiastic field techs to join our 2026 summer research team. As an organization, we study how to balance livestock grazing with other valued ecosystem services on public land, including healthy riparian areas, soil carbon sequestration, and high-quality sage-grouse habitat.
Major Duties
Field Technicians will work in collaboration with the Project Manager. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Vegetation sampling, identification, and collection
- Water quality monitoring
- Soil sampling and processing
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at USU’s Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Detail-oriented and a team-player
- Comfortable working 10 hours/day outdoors in cold and heat
- Able to carry up to 10lbs of gear
- Experience collecting rangeland vegetations and soil data is desired, but not required