Oregon State University Fisheries and Wildlife
Department is seeking at student worker to
assist Crater Lake National Park with removal of
nonnative fish from headwater streams in the
southern Oregon Cascades. Duties will include
backpack electrofishing in wadable streams,
collecting environmental DNA samples, aquatic
macroinvertebrate sampling, and possibly
assisting with treatment of a stream with
piscicide. The work is almost entirely outdoors
and involves arduous physical activity (e.g.,
hiking off trail, wading in streams, carrying
heavy backpacks). The student worker will work
as a member of a crew composed of National
Park Service employees. Required skills are
enthusiasm, an ability to hike (up to 10 miles
per day), ability to carry a backpack weighing up
to 35 pounds, and an interest in fish or aquatic
ecology. Shared housing within Crater Lake
National Park will be provided at no cost.
Pay: $18/hr, plus housing.
Schedule: full time (40 hrs/week), usually
Monday-Thursday
Housing: provided by Crater Lake National Park
Start Date: July 10, 2023, or as soon as possible
End Date: approximately September 30, 2023
(flexible to accommodate school schedule or
other conflicts)
Contact:
Dave Hering
Aquatic Ecologist
Crater Lake National Park
david_hering@nps.gov
541-363-2910
https://oregonstate.app.box.com/s/78ozqeaoyn8a0a15ywx7esjsxo2f6lwh
Josefine Fleetwood, (she/her)
Employer Relations Manager
Oregon State University
| College of Engineering
116 Johnson Hall - Room 112
541-737-7286
Josefine.fleetwood@oregonstate.edu