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  • Colorado State Forest Service Seasonal Positions

    Nov 12, 2015 3:15 pm by pwakefie@illinois.eduJobs

    SEASONAL POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

     POSITION TITLE: Seasonal Forester (4 positions)

     LOCATION:  Steamboat District – State Forest Office (Gould, CO)

     HOURLY PAY RATE:  $11.00 per hour (depending on experience) – Dormitory style housing and utilities provided

     EMPLOYMENT DATES:  May 2016 through August 2016 (start and end date may be variable)                                         

    CLOSING DATE:  Applications will be considered until the positions are filled, however materials should be received by February 5, 2016 for full consideration

    Seasonal Foresters Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Cruising and data collection for forest-wide inventory
    • Chainsaw operation - thinning, firewood, and defensible space work
    • Assisting with timber sale and service contract layout - cruising, boundary delineation, and marking
    • Various GPS and GIS applications
    • Assisting with assessment and treatment of insect and disease projects
    • General labor - rock headers, fences, facility and equipment maintenance, etc.
    • Support of wildfire suppression on state land – dependent upon need and qualifications

     Preferred Background & Experience: 

    • Pursuing bachelor’s degree in forestry or related natural resources field
    • Good written and oral communications
    • One season of field experience is preferred, but not required
    • National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) S130/190 Wildfire Training is preferred, but not required
    • S-212 certified preferred, but not required
    • Experience in the utilization of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, e-mail, GPS, and ArcGIS

     Position Requirements:

    • Possession of or ability to obtain a valid driver’s license
    • Ability to operate a manual transmission
    • Ability to operate 4-wheel drive vehicles in variable weather and road conditions
    • Ability to (or willingness to learn how to) operate chainsaws/misc. logging equipment, forestry equipment, and perform strenuous outdoor work in a variety of weather conditions
    • Ability and willingness to work long hours with occasional evening and weekend duties (work based on a 40 hour work week)
    • Demonstrated ability to work as a team

      To Apply:

    Please send the following to the address listed below

    1. Cover letter stating interest for the position and identifying skills and experience relating to the position duties and responsibilities described above
    2. Professional resume
    3. At least three professional references and their current contact information (previous supervisors preferred)

     Colorado State Forest Service

    Attn: Russell Gross

    59228 Highway 14

    Walden, CO 80480

    or e-mail application packet to: CSFS_StateForest@mail.colostate.edu

    For questions regarding these positions, please contact John Twitchell or Russell Gross

    @ (970) 723-4505.  This announcement is also posted on our website at: 

    http://csfs.colostate.edu/employment 

    Colorado State University is an EO/EA/AA employer.  Colorado State University conducts background checks on all final candidates.