Terrestrial Project Coordinator

Coordinating terrestrial field crews comprised of graduate and undergraduate students, and liaising between university, federal, state, and nongovernmental partners to accomplish project objectives for PI's working in forested and high elevation environments. Project planning, data analysis, and drafting of reports. Other duties as assigned.

JOB DUTIES:

50% - Essential - Team development and management: Recruiting and staffing employees for terrestrial field crews. Coordinating field efforts and logistics among terrestrial field crews, including communication, travel and housing. Oversight of gear allocation, maintenance, and purchasing.

35% - Essential - Project development: Participate in scientific advising of graduate and undergraduate students; assist with data collection, analysis, and writing. Coordinating data management and QA/QC.

15% - Essential - Collaborator coordination: Work with external project collaborators to coordinate data management from projects in forested and high elevation environments, including standards of data collection and storage.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education - Bachelor's Degree - Relevant project management experience.
Work Experience - 1+ years project and personnel management in a field related to forestry or wildlife biology.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

Education - Master's or Doctoral / Professional Degree - Natural Resources; Biology; Ecology; Forestry; Wildlife and Fisheries
Work Experience - 5+ years

RESPONSIBILITIES

JOB KNOWLEDGE
Comprehensive Job Knowledge - Comprehensive knowledge of theories and practices and ability to use in complex, difficult and/or unprecedented situations

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises Work of Others - Supervises work of others and may offer recommendations for hiring, termination and pay adjustments but does not have responsibility for making these decisions.

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES
No Budget Responsibilities - No fiscal responsibility for the department's budget.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Stand for prolonged period
Walk or move about
Use hands or feet to operate or handle machinery, equipment, etc
Communicate, converse, give direction, express oneself
Recognize or inspect visually
Move, transport, raise or lower
Perceive, observe, clarity of vision

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Exposure to heat or cold
Wet or humid
Overnight Travel

WORK SCHEDULE:

Standard Hours: 37.5

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

Anticipated Salary Range - $57,700 - $75,000

Salary is dependent upon several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's previous experience, knowledge, skills and performance in accordance with Clemson's compensation guidelines.