Student Technician; Borderlands Undergraduate Mentorship Position; BUMP

Job Title

Student Technician;
Borderlands Undergraduate Mentorship Position (BUMP)

Alpine, Texas

Borderlands Research Institute

G99420

10/07/2025

Yes

$10/hr for up to 19 hours per week

• Must be pursuing a
  
  B.Sc. in a natural resource-related program
• Ability to use a personal computer for basic reporting, documentation, and developing presentations
• Strong work ethic
• Organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Willingness to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to present findings at Sul Ross State University and at least one wildlife-related conference
• GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Dedication of up to 19 hours per week to the research project

Institutional

Assist graduate students with research projects in the field and/or laboratory. Major focuses include Big Game, Conservation Biology, Game Birds, and Habitat. Tasks will depend on the specific project and may include:

• Deploying and monitoring field equipment (e.g., nets, traps, fences, meters, cameras, recording devices, arrays)
• Handling captured wildlife
• Conducting habitat management activities related to research
• Performing wildlife, vegetative, soil, and hydrological surveys
• Working in the Department greenhouse
• Collecting, compiling, organizing, inventorying, and analyzing collections, photos, and data
• Keeping track of time worked and reporting it monthly
• Maintaining equipment and vehicles in good condition
• Completing other duties as assigned

Work schedule:

2025-26 SRSU Academic Calendar (September 1 – May 31). Locations include SRSU campus and field‑research sites. Field research may involve remote and harsh environmental conditions with potential hazards.

It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job‑related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination, and salary.

Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.

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