Part-Time Field Technician

Part‑Time Field Technician

Department: Working Lands Conservation

Employment Type: Temporary

Location: Working Lands Conservation - Logan, UT

Compensation: $20.00 / hour

Working Lands Conservation is a small, research‑based non‑profit located in Logan, UT. Our goal is to bring science to collaborative partnerships working to improve land management, while supporting communities and livelihoods. Through our work, we facilitate the creation of a resilient future for the communities that work, recreate, and value working lands of the western U.S.

We are a team of field ecologists and communicators. We draw on our extensive experience designing ecological studies, collecting data, and analyzing information to understand how land management contributes to landscape health and stakeholder stewardship objectives. As importantly, we realize that trust, learning, and change happen when science is shared in conversation and as stories. We thus spend as much time building relationships as we do collecting data.

We are a partner‑oriented organization. We strongly believe that partnerships of diverse stakeholders lead to innovative management ideas, and that producers are the foundational stewards of working landscapes. We work closely with producers, state agencies, federal agencies, non‑profit organizations, and university researchers to fulfill our mission, share ideas, and inspire innovative management.

POSITION SUMMARY: We’re excited to welcome a Part‑Time Field Technician to join the team this summer. The role will include spending 2 weeks each month from May to August at Utah‑based field sites collecting plant, water, and soil data with WLC’s scientists. We expect the Part‑Time Field Technician to bring knowledge and experience specifically regarding collecting data on plants, water quality, and soils in sagebrush ecosystems from past work roles to the job.

There is potential to extend the position through October 1st based on interest, fit, and funding availability.

• Work under supervision of WLC staff scientists to accomplish seasonal field work focused on plants, water, soils, and wildlife in rangeland uplands and riparian areas
• Travel for fieldwork
• Plant identification and monitoring
• Water quality monitoring
• Other duties that are reasonable and consistent with this position.

You are a scientist at any point in your career who loves field‑based research and has experience working as a technician on research projects. You are interested in western rangeland ecosystems and value diverse points of view regarding their management. You believe that coupling relationship‑building with smart ecological data collection is the magic sauce that can inspire innovative stewardship of Western landscapes.

You are looking for a position where you can use your gained experience as a field technician, and expect to spend a majority of time in the field collecting data. You are detail oriented and organized, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and take each to completion.

You are excited about joining a small, dynamic team of scientists and communicators who are mission‑driven and outcome‑focused. You believe that blending academic‑grade experimental design with kitchen‑table relationship building roots projects in community, and leads to adaptive management with lasting impacts. You know that to thrive in a small non‑profit requires nimbleness. You are flexible, are not deterred when plans change, and can draw on your problem‑solving skills to move projects forward.

You have superb interpersonal and communication skills through which to share your excitement with all those you work with.

You are dedicated to contributing and fostering a workplace centered on teamwork, a commitment to excellence, and mutual respect. The ideal candidate will be a person of integrity, humor, enthusiasm, and optimism.

• Experience as a field‑based research technician collecting rangeland vegetation, water, and soil data;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Experience living / working in a remote location;
• Ability to (happily) spend long days in extreme conditions…