Invasive Species Technician- Purchase College

The Invasive Species Technician position at Purchase College, SUNY involves monitoring and removing invasive plants and insects on campus. Responsibilities include documenting plant communities, mechanically removing invasive species, recording data, and maintaining a native plant nursery. Candidates should be current or recent SUNY graduates, preferably with a degree in Environmental Studies. The job offers $20 per hour and is located in Harrison, NY.
Office/Location: Purchase College, SUNY. 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577

Job Summary: Invasive species technicians will be responsible for monitoring and removing invasive plants and insects in the Project Area on Purchase College Campus.

Job Duties:
• Document plant community using established transect system
• Mechanically remove invasive plant species
• Record data on native and invasive species, along with treatment/control strategies for invasive species
• Maintain native plant nursery

Requirements:

Required Education/Qualifications:
• Current or recent SUNY graduate

Preferred Education/Qualifications:
• Environmental Studies degree

Compensation: $20 an hour

Additional Information:

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy-related conditions, reproductive health decisions, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, familial status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic characteristics/genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, military status or service, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York operates under a contract with The State University of New York and receives no directly appropriated state funding.