{"id":11691,"date":"2021-06-21T14:07:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?p=11691"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:08:27","slug":"the-national-climate-adaptation-science-center-is-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2021\/06\/21\/the-national-climate-adaptation-science-center-is-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Climate Adaptation Science Center is hiring!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out this<strong> exciting student job opportunity&nbsp;in&nbsp;Project Tracking, Systems Management, and&nbsp;User Experience<\/strong>!&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are detail-oriented, have strong organizational skills, and are comfortable learning new technologies and tools, this position is right for you! The U.S. Geological Survey\u2019s National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) is seeking a part-time student to support project tracking, systems management,&nbsp;and user experience \/ usability improvements to tools and workflows&nbsp;used to manage funded science.&nbsp;In this position, you will be part of a team actively working to ensure that important scientific products, data, information, and tools&nbsp;are available to our target audiences. Through this work, we aim to provide on-the-ground natural resource managers and other stakeholders with science to help them respond and adapt to climate change.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/casc.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/casc.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11692\" width=\"511\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/casc.png 586w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/casc-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/casc-400x200.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility&nbsp;&amp; Availability<\/strong>: This position is open to current part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate students, as well as recent graduates (must have graduated&nbsp;within the last 12 months). If an undergraduate, the student must be within two years of receiving their degree. The applicant should be available 20 hours per week, for at least one full year. Hours and schedules are flexible, within reason, to accommodate educational commitments. The anticipated start date is&nbsp;<strong>September 7, 2021<\/strong>, but will depend on the speed of the hiring and onboarding process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Compensation<\/strong>: The successful applicant will be paid $16-40 per hour, depending on level of education and geographic location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/canoe_landing-Carol_Reiss.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/canoe_landing-Carol_Reiss.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11696\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/canoe_landing-Carol_Reiss.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?attachment_id=11696\" class=\"wp-image-11696\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/MuleDeer_in_wyoming_BLM.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/MuleDeer_in_wyoming_BLM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11695\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?attachment_id=11695\" class=\"wp-image-11695\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/fire.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/fire.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11694\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?attachment_id=11694\" class=\"wp-image-11694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/fire.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/fire-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2114\/files\/2021\/06\/fire-200x200.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activities:&nbsp;<\/strong>While in this position, the selected candidate will have&nbsp;the&nbsp;opportunity to interact with USGS staff within NCASC and across the Regional CASCs; learn the ins and outs of managing and operating&nbsp;project tracking workflows and tools across&nbsp;a national-scale science program; and help&nbsp;improve the user experience of these processes. Specific tasks may include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Using human centered design and usability techniques to help design, develop, and manage a new project tracking tool and workflow for the network;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Supporting project management processes and tools, including helping to manage a national project tracking and data repository system and a funding solicitation \/ proposal management system;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Tracking&nbsp;publications and products from CASC-funded research, entering&nbsp;new projects into our project tracking system, and updating&nbsp;project information;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Ensuring the results from scientific projects are publicly accessible;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Developing how-to resources (instructional documents, videos, etc.) to increase the use of network web tools;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Revising descriptive project information to make&nbsp;it&nbsp;more understandable to public audiences;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Other activities as needed.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usgs.gov%2Fcasc&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C1e5de4e768ba4e6826a808d934c7b249%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C637598854558097182%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=3rfEtbzo1jvQG7Ozr0UJxE24bTJTxmn3Pe15wx1%2F5Jw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" style=\"border-radius:9px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the CASC network!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To apply,<\/strong> send a resume and cover letter to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:casc@usgs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">casc@usgs.gov<\/a>. <strong>Don&#8217;t wait- Applications will be accepted until\u00a0Friday,\u00a0June\u00a025, 2021!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, is located within the traditional homelands of the Mary\u2019s River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandronde.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grandronde.org<\/a>) and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians (<a href=\"http:\/\/ctsi.nsn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ctsi.nsn.us<\/a>).<\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this exciting student job opportunity&nbsp;in&nbsp;Project Tracking, Systems Management, and&nbsp;User Experience!&nbsp; If you are detail-oriented, have strong organizational skills, and are comfortable learning new technologies and tools, this position is right for you! 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