Employer: Oregon Department of State Lands

Location: Charleston, OR (South Slough Interpretive Center)

Application deadline: 09/15/2024

Full position description and application instructions

Summary:

The Elliott State Research Forest Manager will advance work with local, statewide, national, and international implications of great interest to the public, Tribes, industries, organizations, government agencies, science and research entities, and landowners or people concerned about forest management, forest products, conservation, recreation, education and other values both on and beyond the Elliott.

This is a full-time position within the Department and is not represented by a union. This position is supported by existing legislative funding and is expected to become permanent.

As the Elliott State Research Forest Manager, you will make wide-ranging decisions concerning complex and interrelated programs and disciplines. You will have the opportunity to:

• Build support for the program among the public, legislators, beneficiaries and constituents for DSL, and members of the board to increase awareness and facilitate positive relationships.
• Allow public access for recreational and educational purposes that is compatible with scientific and conservation objectives and the Elliott’s mission and management policies.
• Manage a newly formed team of three (3) staff in advancing long-term, operational-scale research and management on issues including forest management practices, ecosystem function, biodiversity, habitat conservation, water quality and quantity, carbon sequestration, rural livelihoods and the resilience of forests to the impacts of climate change.
• Support rural economies through active forest management, timber harvest, recreation, education, conservation and research.
• Promote opportunities at all education levels to interact with the forest and advance public understanding of the ecological, economic and social benefits of healthy forest ecosystems.
• And more…