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This unique educational opportunity is located in the Product Sales Program of DNR’s Pacific Cascade Region. Foresters in the DNR carry out land management activities such as timber sale design, reforestation and road design, construction and maintenance. This internship program will provide experiences in these activities and provide an opportunity to work with professional Foresters, Engineers, Biologists as well as an exposure to other disciplines that assure appropriate management activities are conducted in a responsible manner.  Pacific Cascade Region is composed of 450,000 acres of DNR managed Trust Lands that produce revenue for the trust beneficiaries.  The internship program will provide valuable experiences in forest management principles, as well as an understanding of WA Dept. of Natural Resources core mission, history and objectives.

The internship program is designed to give students educational and hands-on field experience in a variety of duties that will include:

• Identification of streams, wetland and sensitive sites and protection measures during management activities
• Harvest unit design
• Financial analysis
• GIS and GPS technology use and mapping
• Design of harvest systems and opportunity to observe active harvest and road construction equipment
• Reforestation activities including vegetation management and decision criteria to plantation tending
• Wildlife, geologic and silvicultural assessments

• Applicant must be a student majoring Forest Management, Forest Operations, Forest Engineering, Silviculture, Natural Resource Management or related field and will be returning to school in a following quarter/semester.
• High level of attention to detail and enthusiasm to learn and contribute
• Physical ability to work alone or as part of a team in undeveloped, remote, forested or back-county landscapes and terrains
• Experience using Microsoft office products including Excel and Word

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Desired course work includes:
  • General Biology
  • Forest Operations / Harvest Systems
  • Dendrology
  • Wildlife and Fisheries Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Field Mensuration
  • Silviculture
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Plant Identification
  • GPS/GIS Mapping

Candidates should have an interest in natural resources and have work or recreational experience driving on logging roads.

SPECIAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Ability to work on uneven terrain in all weather conditions.
• The incumbent in this position is required to travel.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and have two years of driving experience. This position requires driving as an essential function.  Employees who drive for state business, whether in a state or privately-owned vehicle, are required to possess a valid license as defined in policy PO02-006 and abide by all other driver responsibility requirements.
• Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire.

• This recruitment is open to anyone who meets the required qualifications for this position.
• Note: Students graduating on or before June 2018 should call or email for information on permanent employment opportunities. You can also find our current job openings at www.careers.wa.gov.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• To be considered you must apply online at www.careers.wa.gov (Click on the APPLY button above)
• You must submit the following:
  • A letter of interest, no more than two pages in length, describing your interest in natural resources/wildlife biology and what you would like to gain from this internship
  • Attach your Resume – do not add it into the text of the application, it must be an attachment.
  • An unofficial copy of your transcript.
  • The names and contact information of three professional references. Professor references will be accepted in lieu of professional – you may attach a document, use the References text field in the online application, or include with resume.
• The first screening will be based on information contained in your candidate materials.
• Carefully review your application materials before submitting. If you fail to submit the required documents, you may no longer be considered for the position by the supervisor.

Application Status – once you submit your online application, you can check your status by logging into your account.  Finalists for the position will be contacted by the hiring managers directly.

Note: Finalists and/or interview candidates will be asked to provide a driving record issued from all states in which they have held a license during the past 3 years.

Questions?  Please contact Brian Poehlein at brian.poehlein@dnr.wa.gov/(360) 577-2025, or e-mail us at DNRrecruiting@dnr.wa.gov.

By submitting the application materials you are indicating that all information is true and correct to the best of your knowledge.  You understand that the state may verify information and that untruthful or misleading information is cause for removal from applicant pool or dismissal if employed. This announcement is published by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Washington State Department of Natural Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a fair and impartial manner for all persons without regard to age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, religion, genetic information, military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.  Persons with a disability who need assistance during the screening process or those needing this announcement in an alternative format may contact DNR Recruiting staff (360) 902-1350 or (360) 902-1128.  DNR may be contacted using the Washington State Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) by dialing 711.