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- $60,000 - $65,000 a year
- Overtime
- Mid-level
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree

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Project-Research Manager

Virginia Tech -
Blacksburg, VA

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Job Details

Full-time
$60,000 - $65,000 a year

Qualifications

Statistics
Staff supervision
Field studies
Team supervision
Ecological sampling
Bachelor's degree
Environmental field sampling
Field data collection
Statistical analysis tools

Full Job Description

536437

Blacksburg, Virginia

Hybrid, Virginia

For Resources & Environ Consrv

Staff

Natural Resources

Job Description

The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech is hiring a Project-Research Manager. This position will be funded by a newly acquired Department of War project entitled, Evaluation and validation of vegetation, fuel, and fire behavior tools and technology in hardwood-dominated forest ecosystems of Virginia and the eastern United States. The project is being led by Dr. Adam Coates and includes Drs. Carrie Fearer, Verl Emrick, and Mark Ford as Co-PIs.
Goals for this project include:

Inventory of fuels, using traditional transect methods and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), throughout hardwood-dominated locations in Virginia, including the Department of War installations and bases and the George Washington-Jefferson National Forest
Investigation of TLS metrics for the calculation and determination of unique wildlife habitat metrics
Utilization of fuels inputs from this region in fire behavior modeling
Creation of monitoring protocols that can be implemented to advance fuels monitoring and management across the Commonwealth

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Forest Resources or a similar discipline
FFT2 Wildland Firefighter certification
Experience in field sampling and crew supervision
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical stills, including the use of statistical software (R, JMP, SAS, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Master in Forest Resources.
Experience in field sampling and supervision of a team (crew).

Pay Band

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

$60,000 - $65,000

Hours per week

Review Date

05/29/26

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Ingrid Skenderian at [email protected] during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

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