Current Opportunities
INR provides opportunities through Oregon State University and Portland State University. For current opportunities:
- INR-OSU posts employment recruitment on the OSU Jobs Website, and
- INR-PSU posts employment recruitments on the PSU Jobs Website.
Riparian and Wetland AIM Positions for 2025 Now Hiring
INR is hiring seasonal positions for Riparian and Wetland Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) fieldwork for the 2025 season across BLM districts in northeastern CA and southeastern OR. Positions are open for Crew Lead, Botanist, and Technician. Please see the announcements for details and how to apply. Positions will be open until filled and work will begin in May.
Lotic AIM Seasonal Positions for 2025 Now Hiring
INR is hiring seasonal positions for Lotic Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) fieldwork for the 2025 season in Oregon and California. Details and instructions on how to apply can be found in the position announcements: Crew Lead, Botanist, and Technician. Application review will begin in early January and will continue until all positions are filled. Questions and applications can be directed to Andrew Christensen, project manager, at [email protected].
Snowy Plover Seasonal Position for 2025 Now Hiring
INR is hiring a seasonal position to assist with survey and monitoring of snowy plovers on the Oregon Coast. See the Field Assistant – Snowy Plover Monitor position announcement for details and how to apply. The position runs from approximately 4/1/2025 to 8/30/2025 and is located near Florence OR. Applications are due by 2/19/2025 and will be reviewed as they are received, and we expect to begin interviewing candidates in mid February. Questions and applications can be directed to Eleanor Gaines.
Faculty and Staff Positions
Positions will be posted to the PSU and OSU job boards when available.
Student Positions
We occasionally have paid student positions open at our INR-OSU and INR-PSU offices. You must be enrolled as a student and taking either 6 or more undergraduate credits or 5 or more graduate credits to be eligible. Student positions are posted on PSU's Handshake careers site and at the OSU Jobs Portal.
Volunteering and Internships
We are always looking for volunteers; if you are interested, please contact us. PSU students may be eligible for course credit.
National Science Foundation Undergraduate Fellowships
In two NSF projects, INR is involved in the projects' broader impacts initiative through two fellowship programs:
- The Cascadia Coastline and Peoples Hazards Research Hub, or Cascadia CoPes Hub (2022-2027), is a team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation to increase knowledge about natural hazards and climate change risks coastal communities face and ways to increase their resilience. The Hub is working with communities in the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, and Northern California to increase their ability to mitigate and adapt to impacts from hazards like “The Really Big One”- a mega-earthquake, tsunamis, sea level rise, landslides, erosion, and climate change. The Cascadia Coastal Hazards and Resilience Training, Education and Research, or CHARTER, program offers formal and informal training, education and hazards science research across the middle school, high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. The CHARTER Fellows Program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to engage with CoPes Hub research and conduct research, act as role models for high school students, and engage with the public around the science of coastal hazards.
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The FireNet: Adaptation through Collaboration project (2020-2024) is an interdisciplinary team of scientists examining the social and biophysical mechanisms that shape the capacity of people in fire-prone landscapes to cope with and adapt to intensifying disturbance regimes. The SES Undergraduate Fellows Program. The fellows are supported through: (1) an orientation to the program and wildfires; (2) 5-session qualitative research methods course; (2) a 3-day SES Boot Camp in Bend, Oregon; (3) year-long learning, skill-building, networking, and engaging in research opportunities; and (4) mentoring by Dr. Dwaine Plaza and Dr. Lisa Gaines.
