Job Description
Younger Lagoon Reserve Research, Education, Outreach, and Restoration Steward
Location: Job ID: 70963
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07-30-2024 ABOUT UC SANTA CRUZ UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW Ecologically diverse and physically spectacular, the University of California Natural Reserve System (NRS) is a unique assemblage of 41 protected wild land sites throughout California. The reserves encompass nearly all of the state's major ecosystems, preserved in as undisturbed a condition as possible to support University level research, teaching, and public service and outreach programs. The NRS is a Trustee Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act, and UC manages the NRS resources in the Public Trust.
The five Natural Reserve sites that form the UC Santa Cruz unit are spread along 60 miles of the central coast: Ano Nuevo Island Reserve (25 acres), Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve (4,200 acres), Fort Ord Natural Reserve (606 acres), Younger Lagoon Reserve (72 acres), and the UCSC Campus Natural Reserve (400 acres). Each reserve has unique research and teaching opportunities, physical conditions and constraints, regional and local political considerations, and funding and administration issues.
The Younger Lagoon Reserve is located on the open coast near Monterey Bay at the western edge of the City of Santa Cruz, California. It is adjacent to the UC Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab. Younger Lagoon Reserve was established in 1986 because of its unique flora, fauna and coastal lagoon. Since the establishment of Younger Lagoon Reserve, UCSC has acquired properties to the north and east of the lagoon and has developed a world class Coastal Science Campus on the site. As a condition for approval of UCSC's Coastal Long Range Development Plan (CLRDP), the California Coastal Commission (CCC) required that UC Santa Cruz set aside for permanent protection approximately 47 acres of the 100 acre site. These lands are to be permanently protected, enhanced, restored, and maintained as high quality natural areas and open space. UC Santa Cruz Campus Administration and the UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves met the CCC's requirements by incorporating these lands into the original 25-acre Younger Lagoon Reserve in 2009. The expanded Younger Lagoon Reserve (72 acres) includes the coastal lagoon, beach, coastal bluffs, coastal terrace grassland and scrub, and delineated wetlands. The expanded Younger Lagoon Reserve is managed by the UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves in accordance with the CLRDP. In addition to its resource protection and restoration mandates, the CLRDP requires enhanced public access/education opportunities on the site, and includes extensive monitoring and reporting requirements.
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JOB SUMMARY Under the direction of and in collaboration with the Younger Lagoon Reserve Director, the incumbent will serve as a Research, Education, Outreach, and Restoration Steward for the University of California Santa Cruz Younger Lagoon Reserve. The incumbent is responsible for conducting field stewardship, biological monitoring, supporting educational research and outreach, and supporting restoration and propagation. The Research, Education, Outreach, and Restoration Steward supports teaching, research, monitoring and public service efforts such as, but not limited to, student internships, educational walks, and public tours. The Research, Education, Outreach, and Restoration Steward assists with the recruitment, supervision, and training of student interns, student field assistants, and volunteers. The incumbent assesses the physical needs of the reserve on a regular basis, documenting problems to be addressed (invasive species, evidence of trespass, dumping, erosion problems, etc.) and, to the extent possible, enforces reserve rules and policies. The Research, Education, Outreach, and Restoration Steward maintains reserve work-logs, collects and enters field data from monitoring surveys (e.g. Excel, ArcGIS Collector), and maintains databases and/or logbooks of land conditions such as weed infestations, seed collection sites, erosion, vandalism, research plots, restoration sites, etc. The incumbent assists with the management of digital photos and reserves social media accounts. The Research, Education, Outreach, and Restoration Steward assists with the preparation and summary of data for annual reports.
Job responsibilities and the proportion of time for each duty outlined here represent an overview of the needs, skills, and requirements of this position. Day to day duties will vary depending upon priorities as identified by the NRS Administrative Director and the Younger Lagoon Reserve Director.
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION Budgeted Salary: $28.73 - $35.92/hour. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.
Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits
Schedule Information: - Full-time, Fixed
- Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
- Days of the Week: Mon-Fri, with an occasional evening or weekend
- Shift Includes: Day, Evenings, Weekend
Employee Classification: Career appointment
Job End Date: None
Work Location: Coastal Campus
Union Representation: Non-Represented
Job Code Classification: 005190 (FIELD RESEARCHER 2)
Travel: Never or Rarely
JOB DUTIES 25% - Habitat Restoration
- Performs on-the-ground native habitat restoration efforts including seed collection, propagation, weeding, planting, and irrigation.
25% - Land Stewardship
- Performs general land stewardship and maintenance activities including trail maintenance, invasive species removal, and vegetation control.
20% - Educational Support
- Supports on-the-ground education efforts such as class visits and for-credit internships.
- Leads student interns, field assistants, volunteer work crews, and outreach tours.
20% - Policies and Procedures
- Applies learned skills to assess and monitor policies and procedures for remote field sites and / or studies, such as assisting in flora and fauna monitoring efforts, maintaining and implementing research (planting, maintaining experimental plots and equipment, etc.).
5% - Coordination
- Works with project leaders to coordinate research activities, procurement and operation of instrumentation, infrastructure and required field research commodities.
5% - Documentation
- Responsible for study documentation, logs, and reports.
- Contributes to manuscripts and presentations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
- Working knowledge of safety, legal, cultural and regulatory requirements relative to conducting field research.
- Working knowledge of native habitat restoration and/or biological monitoring.
- Working knowledge of flora and fauna identification including dichotomous keys.
- Demonstrates ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships and partnerships with local stakeholders.
- Demonstrates ability to work with a team, and to meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrates attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Demonstrates ability to work in in rapidly changing field conditions and in the office.
- Proficient biological monitoring skills (e.g. transect/quadrat surveys, avian point counts, small mammal trapping, etc.).
- Experience with computers and mainstream software (MS Office, Google Suite, etc.).
- Experience with, and ability to perform, basic carpentry and land management skills (use of saw, shovel, rake, hammer, drill, etc.).
- Demonstrates interpersonal communication skills sufficient to interact effectively with staff, faculty, students, and the public, and to represent UC Santa Cruz Campus and the Natural Reserves accurately and professionally.
- Experience supervising diverse groups of student interns and/or volunteer groups.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Master's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
- Extensive experience supervising diverse groups of student interns and/or volunteer groups.
- Experience leading public tour groups.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Experience with songbird banding.
- Experience using power tools.
- Experience with GPS and ArcGIS.
- Experience with web-based and social media outreach.
- Scientific collection permit for vertebrate species.
- Bird banding permit.
- First Aid/CPR Certification.
- Wilderness First Responder Certification.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT - Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
- Must possess a valid license to drive in the state of California.
- Must possess CPR/First Aid/AED certification or have the ability to obtain it within 60-calendar days of hire.
- Ability to work long periods of time in wilderness conditions and to travel to remote areas.
- Ability to walk to and work in remote areas with rugged terrain, heavy brush, biting and stinging insects, bears and mountain lions.
- Poison Oak is present. Incumbent must be willing to take the measures required to work in contact with and cut/remove poison oak.
- Ability to perform grounds keeping duties outdoors through all seasons of weather in developed and undeveloped environments.
- Ability to conduct outdoor site visits, including use of required personal protective equipment, as required to conduct investigations, inspections, or view work in place.
- Ability to sustain exposure to dusty, noisy environments and inclement weather as necessary to carry out assigned duties and responsibilities.
- Ability to safely perform the physical requirements necessary to move light to moderate objects up to 60 lbs., with or without accommodation.
- The selected candidate will be required to work all scheduled hours on-site.
- Selected candidate will be required to complete training within established time frames as directed including UC compliance training.
- Ability to wear proper safety attire (long pants, closed-toe shoes, etc.) and personal protective equipment common in a laboratory setting.
- Ability to travel to multiple work locations on and off campus.
- Ability to travel within a defined regional or service area.
- May require obtaining a certified CADPR applicator's license or certification under the UCSC campus pest control officer, as applicable.
- Ability to occasionally work on weekends and outside of normal business hours to support activities such as biological monitoring, public tours, and volunteer events.
- The University of California has implemented a Vaccination Policy covering all employees. Employees, including new hires, are required to comply with any applicable policies relating to the University of California vaccine program.
- Per the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), this position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter. The selected candidate will be required to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect as defined by CANRA and will be required to sign a Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse prior to commencing employment. CANRA Penal Codes, and related definitions, requirements, and responsibilities may be obtained here .
SAFETY STATEMENT All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.
EEO/AA The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.
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To ensure review of application materials by the hiring unit, they must be submitted on or before the initial review date (IRD) via the Staff Employment Opportunities web site; . A computer is available at the UC Santa Cruz Staff Human Resources Office located at Scotts Valley Center. The Scotts Valley Center is located at 100 Enterprise Way, Suite E100, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. To learn more or to request disability accommodations, call 831-459-2009. Hearing impaired are encouraged to use the California Relay Service at 800-735-2922. UC Santa Cruz is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees. Copyright 2024 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved.
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