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Seasonal Summer Forestry Worker- Eight (8) vacancies

Potomac Garrett State Forest and Savage River State Forest

Recruitment #16-002293-0030

Introduction

Seasonal Contractual

Eight (8) vacancies, full-time

Contract Period: March 2016- December 2016

*starting and ending dates are negotiable*

GRADE

9998

LOCATION OF POSITION

Potomac-Garrett State Forest- Oakland, MD (Garrett County)

Savage River State Forest- Grantsville, MD (Garrett County)

Main Purpose of Job

The Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service/Western Region, is currently accepting applications for eight (8) Seasonal Contractual Summer Forestry Worker positions located at Potomac-Garrett State Forest and Savage River State Forest, Garrett County, Maryland. The selected candidates will collect forest inventory data, timber marking, boundary marking, herbicide application to control non-native invasives, etc. The incumbents should be proficiently skilled with a multitude of technical forestry equipment including GPS, compass, clinometer, range finders, 10 and 20 BAF prisms, increment corers, as well as be able to accurately read and interpret topographic maps.

Note: The selected candidates will work in inclement weather and traverse rugged terrain.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:  Completion of 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including dendrology or tree identification or herbaceous plant identification; 15 credits which should be in environmental science, forest technology, arboriculture, natural resource management, or a natural resource management related field of study.   

Experience:  None  

Note: 

Additional experience performing technical biological work in the field of forestry, arboriculture or natural resource management, may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment, and report all experience and education that is related to this position. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will proceed to the next phase of evaluation.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact the Department of Natural Resources at 410-260-8080.

Online application is STRONGLY preferred. If online access is unavailable, you may submit a paper application to:

Department of Natural Resources

Human Resources

580 Taylor Avenue, C-3

Annapolis, MD 21401

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted.

The Human Resource Department is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.




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