Research and Monitoring Assistant Crew Leader

The Colorado Forest Restoration Institute at Colorado State University is hiring experienced research and monitoring assistant crew leaders to assist with field data collection and management in support of our research and monitoring field studies. These are full-time positions from April through September 2026, with potential for extension dependent upon funding. Assistant Crew Leaders support crew leaders working with 1-3 technicians to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality data collection while operating in backcountry forest landscapes. Assistant Crew Leaders will assume greater responsibility for fieldwork preparation and crew leadership as the season progresses. Crews work 10-hour field days, frequently traveling overnight for 4-day or 8-day trips to lodge near field sites. Driving short and long distances on improved and unimproved roads to collect ecological data at remote field sites is part of the required work.