CURRENT OPENINGS
Looking for natural resource professionals who are out standing in their field
Water Research Technician
Mountain Studies Institute (MSI) is seeking two (2) motivated and dedicated individuals to serve as a Research Technician I in MSI’s Water Team.
Length of Position: June 2025-April 2026
Full-time June 2025-August 2025, Part-time September 2025-April 2026
Duties and Responsibilities:
Full-time field work between mid-June and the end of August will include assisting with a mountain peatland inventory to support mapping efforts of the national PeatRestore project, identify potential restoration needs, and assess changes in peatland condition over time. The Research Technician I will work alongside MSI project and field managers, partners, and volunteers to provide monitoring and field support for several MSI wetland related projects in the summer. The Research Technician I will assist with field data collection related to wetland condition monitoring and peatland mapping. The Research Technician I will work across the San Juan Mountains, focused mainly on San Juan National Forest lands. One or two 3-night backpacking trips may be required. Other tasks the Research Technician I may assist with include data entry and field equipment upkeep.
Part-time work from September 2025 – April 2026 will include assisting with field work and data analysis on a project investigating how wildfire mitigation and forest management activities (thinning, prescribed fire) affects snowpack and water resources, processing and sub-sampling benthic macroinvertebrate (aquatic insect) samples, stream and wetland restoration, and other MSI projects as needed.
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ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
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