Field technicians in Puerto Rico, Alabama, and Arizona (USA)

NEON is hiring field technicians in Puerto Rico, Alabama, and Arizona. For more details and online application visit our careers page at http://www.neoninc.org/contact/careers

COMPANY OVERVIEW
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a $430 million dollar observatory project dedicated to understanding how changes in climate, land use and invasive species impact ecology. For the next three decades NEON will collect a comprehensive range of ecological data on a continental scale across 20 eco-climatic domains representing US ecosystems. NEON will use cutting edge technology including an airborne observation platform that will capture images of regional landscapes and vegetation; mobile, re-locatable, and fixed data collection sites with automated ground sensors to monitor soil and atmosphere; and trained field crews who will observe and sample populations of diverse organisms and collect soil and water data. A leading edge cyber-infrastructure will calibrate, store and publish this information. The Observatory will grow to 300+ personnel and will be the first of its kind designed to detect and enable forecasting of ecological change at continental scales.

JOB LOCATION
The Domain 10 Field Technician’s primary work location is Boulder, CO.
This position supports sites in the Central Plains Domain. The Central
Plains Domain includes parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The Central Plains candidate sites are
located in Colorado at the Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) near
Nunn, CO, near Sterling, CO, in Rocky Mountain National Park and at Fox
Ranch near Idalia, CO.

JOB SUMMARY
The Field Technician reports to the Field Operations Manager and will be
hired as a Field Technician I, II, or III level depending on skills,
experience, and education.
•Field Technician I - The Field Technician I is a biological sampling lead
performing seasonal and periodic sampling activities and sample
processing. Seasonal field sampling is conducted with the assistance of
temporary field crews under the guidance of the Field Technician.

•Field Technician II - The Field Technician II is a biological sampling
lead performing seasonal and periodic sampling activities and sample
processing. The Field Technician II will be the technical lead for
performing routine maintenance and inventory management on all terrestrial
sampling equipment. The Field Technician II will provide guidance to
temporary field crews while working in the field and laboratory.

•Field Technician III - The Field Technician III is the shift lead
performing and supervising seasonal and periodic sampling activities and
sample processing. The Field Technician III will have primary
responsibility for coordinating sampling and laboratory activities at
terrestrial sampling sites. The Field Technician III will have additional
roles and responsibilities assisting the Field Operations Manager with
management of the Domain Support Facility, hiring and training seasonal
field staff, and acting as manager in the absence of the Field Operations
Manager.

For more details and online application visit our careers page at
http://www.neoninc.org/contact/careers