Extension Forester

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Organization

Oregon State University Extension Service

Job Posted

February 8, 2023

Job Category

Job Type

Job Duration

Job Compensation Type

Remote

No

Contact Name

Glenn Ahrens

Contact Email

glenn.ahrens@oregonstate.edu

Contact Phone

503-655-8631

Location

Corvallis, OR
United States
The Oregon State University Extension Service, Forestry & Natural Resources Program is recruiting two energetic, creative, and collaborative individuals committed to sustaining natural resources and strengthening communities and economies. These positions are county-based Extension Forester positions, one in south-central Oregon, covering Klamath & Lake Counties and one in the mid-Willamette Valley covering Benton, Linn, and Polk Counties.

Summary

The Extension Forester positions are part of the Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) Extension team that provides non-formal education on forestry and natural resource issues to a wide range of audiences. “Non-formal” refers to off-campus, non-credit learning
opportunities such as workshops, field trips, property tours, and demonstrations, as well as indoor presentations, narrative communications such as blog posts and other social media, videos, and articles. Educational audiences and partners may include adults who are private woodland owners, homeowners in the wildland-urban interface, professional natural resource managers such as foresters and forest workers, collaborative conservation groups and watershed councils, tribes, policymakers, economic development
officials, and teachers. Extension foresters also commonly engage a broad spectrum of youth through teacher professional development or directly through outdoor schools, camps, and other youth events. Educational topics could include sustaining forest health,
wildlife habitats, and forest productivity through subjects such as forest ecology, silviculture, wildfire preparedness, reforestation, forest restoration, water resources, climate change, bioenergy, and collaborative conservation and recreation.

There are two full-time, 12-month, fixed-term positions. Corvallis, OR https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/131674 and Klamath Falls, OR  https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/131671

Compensation Information

The anticipated starting salary will be $58,008-$63,000. But salary is commensurate with education, training and experience. Full-time faculty receive health and retirement benefits.