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College of Natural Resources

Student Logging Crew Employment - 2008

This position is now closed

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Employer:  University of Idaho Experimental Forest

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Location:   Experimental Forest (vicinity of Moscow Mountain)

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Position:    Student Logging Crew Member.  Duties include the following, from training to application of:

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Safety

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Strenuous Physical Labor

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Chainsaw and Heavy Equipment Use & Maintenance

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Timber Felling

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Bucking

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Skidding

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Forwarding

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Light Equipment  & Vehicle Maintenance

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Driving a University of Idaho Vehicle

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May Include Duties Associated With Timber Cruising Crew

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Term of Employment:  Full-time, Monday, May 12, 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008.  A required one-week field work trip to McCall, Idaho, July 8-13, 2008.

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Compensation:  $9.50/hour.  A standard workday is 8.5 hours (including a 1/2 hour unpaid lunch).  Travel time in an Experimental Forest vehicle from Moscow shop to the job site and return is included in the paid workday.  There is virtually no opportunity for overtime.

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Who May Apply:  Any and all majors in the College of Natural Resources, including incoming transfer students signed up for Fall 2008 semester, graduate students and 2008 graduates. 

Applicant must qualify to drive a University vehicle.  Driver’s License Records are used by the University to determine any of the following disqualifying offenses:

Accumulated on their Idaho driver’s license record, six (6) or more points within the past twelve (12) months; nine (9) or more points within the past twenty-four (24) months; or twelve (12) or more points within the past thirty-six (36) months [see IDPA 39.02.71]; or Accumulated on their out-of-state driver’s license record, one-half the point total that would trigger suspension or revocation of their out-of-state driver’s license; or A suspended or revoked driver’s license within the past three (3) Years for driving-related conduct (no driving for one (1) year from the most recent suspension/revocation date); or A conviction for an alcohol or drug-related offense while driving; (First offense, no driving for two (2) years from date of conviction; second offense/conviction, driving university vehicles is prohibited). Administrative Procedures Manual, Chapter 5, Section 9

(For more information concerning University of Idaho vehicle use/driving policy, use the link immediately above.)
 

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How to Apply: 

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Call to schedule a phone interview with the Experimental Forest Staff (see below for contact #'s).  Interviews held April 11, during normal business hours, PDT.


No later than 24 hours prior to your scheduled interview:

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Submit a current resume.

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Submit a copy of your signed current UI Vehicle Use Agreement form OR current Driver’s License Record from your state of issuance.

 

NOTE:  Application without supporting documents will not be considered for employment.

Supporting documents may be electronically submitted in any of the following format types:  Text format (*.txt), Microsoft Word (*.doc), Corel WordPerfect (*.wpd), or Adobe Portable Document Format (*.pdf).

Submit documents to:rappel@uidaho.edu with ‘2008 Student Logging Crew Application Materials’ in the subject line.  Hard copies of supporting documents may be mailed to:

Experimental Forest

College of Natural Resources

P.O. Box 441133

Moscow, ID 83844-1133

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How To Learn More About The Job:

Talk with former crew members

Talk with Ross Appelgren, Manager, Experimental Forest Phinney Hall Room B-17  (208) 885-7517 rappel@uidaho.edu

 

Forest Tech Employment - 2008    Timber Cruising Employment - 2008

 

For more information, contact UI Experimental Forest

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University of Idaho Experimental Forest
College of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 441133
Moscow, Idaho  83844-1133

Last updated December 9, 2010
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