Description

Position Summary

This position assists with field work (including, but not limited to, vegetation monitoring in field and experimental settings, macroinvertebrate sampling, and experimental plot maintenance such as weeding and watering), plus field specimen processing in the lab and data entry.

Requirements

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in field work for vegetation and macroinvertebrate monitoring and experimental data collection.
• Assists in assigned aspects of specimen and sample processing. 
• Assists in assigned aspects of data collection and entry.
• Assists in assigned aspects of plant and macroinvertebrate identification in the field. 
• Maintains satisfactory working relationships with managers, co-workers, and others.
• Maintains a positive, helpful, and solution-oriented demeanor.
• Regular attendance at the worksite may be required. As with all positions at Denver Botanic Gardens, the incumbent must be in good performance standing to be eligible for remote work. Remote work is at the discretion of management at all times.
• All Gardens employees must be committed to the mission of connecting people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.

Position Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to maintain attention to detail and a positive attitude under sometimes uncomfortable field conditions.
• (ecological sampling, vegetation monitoring) and a basic knowledge of plant biology preferred.
• Ability to hike off-trail often in steep, exposed terrain while carrying moderately heavy equipment for extended periods of time sometimes in inclement weather conditions (heat, cold, rain, wind, and direct sunlight) at moderate to high altitudes in the presence of wild animals including insects (such as bees, wasps, and mosquitoes).
• Ability to maintain stability under pressure and able to deal well with stressful situations.
• Ability to be flexible and willing to modify plans, when necessary, throughout the day.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite products, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook and Teams.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.
• Must be a positive representative of the Gardens both internally and externally at all times.
• Must work with respect and cooperation at all times with fellow employees and the public.
• Must be committed to working safely at all times.

Experience/Education:

• Enrollment in and Associates or Bachelor’s program in botany, biology, environmental sciences, or related areas.
• Experience with or strong desire to learn ecological field methods. 
• Position requires a valid driver’s license.

Travel:

• Up to 50% travel required. Requires the ability to travel to Front Range field locations (mostly the High Line Canal and Chatfield Farms)

Physical Requirements:  

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally position, transport and/or move up to 25 pounds.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to:

• Occasionally work in an office environment.
• Frequently walk or move across large areas including uneven terrain, sometimes quickly.
• Frequently be stationary for long periods of time.
• Occasionally move about in an office environment.
• Regularly work using repetitive motion.
• Occasionally communicate with and exchange information verbally and in writing.
• Frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Occasionally reach with hands and arms above the head and to ground level.
• Regularly push and pull material and equipment from one place to another.
• Occasionally work in confined or restrictive working spaces.
• Occasionally ascend stairs or ladders, traverse metal walkways at heights
• Occasionally balance with equipment and while moving large and/or heavy objects.
• Frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl or otherwise reach into confined spaces.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Work requires physical efforts associated with using the computer and phones to access information.

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is:

• Frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

This job description is not intended to describe in detail the multitude of tasks that may be assigned, but rather to provide the incumbent with a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

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