RECRUITMENT ID: 952
COMPENSATION: $21.36-$23.63 per hour
LOCATION: This position will be eligible for telecommuting; Candidate must be a California resident.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Working closely with Vegetation Ecologists and GIS Analysts in a group setting, the
Biologist Interpreter works on various projects supporting the classification and mapping of California’s vegetation.
Duties include:

• Collection of field data which requires traveling out of town, hiking in rugged terrain.
• Completing CNPS Rapid Assessment and Relevé surveys.
• Identifying plants to species level, operating GIS programs, and using GPS navigation.
• Office work focuses primarily on using ArcMap to create fine-scale maps of vegetation throughout the state of

o Aerial photo and image interpretation of natural areas including wetland, vernal pool, and riparian
vegetation.

o Conduction of Rapid Assessments/Relevés following California Native Plant Society protocol.
o Plant identification using the Jepson Manual.
o Data entry and quality-control of vegetation databases.
o Collection and preparation of plant samples for identification.
o Heads-up digitizing of vegetation polygons and attribution with biological data.
o Knowledge and experience with ESRI’s ArcMap program.

COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS:
• CSE is collecting information from current employees and new hires in process to comply with this CSU system policy.

Job candidates who receive a contingent offer of employment will be required to complete a self-certification process
prior to receiving a final offer of employment. A candidate will be asked to certify whether they are fully vaccinated,
are in the process of becoming fully vaccinated, will request a medical or religious exemption, or do not plan to access
any campus/CSE facilities or participate in any in-person work. Questions regarding this process should be directed to
the CSE HR team at csehr@csuchico.edu.

Chico State Enterprises is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color

ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, National origin,
sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. It is the Enterprises’ policy to hire only United States citizens

and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States. All new employees must provide proof of identity and authorization to work.
Prospective applicants with a disability may request and receive reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process.

BENEFITS: Benefits for employees working 30 hours or more per week include employer paid life insurance ($50,000) and
long-term disability; options for health, dental, and vision insurance; FSA; 14 paid holidays including 1 personal holiday;
vacation accrual (initially 10 days/year); sick leave (up to 12 days/year); employer contributions to your 403(b) retirement
plan (up to 8%).

HOW TO APPLY:
To be considered, submit the following documents by March 31, 2023. Documents submitted after this date will not
be considered.

• Resume

BY DROP BOX: https://csuchico.app.box.com/f/e8184009dfe24771bf3cf72c9ad8a639
BY EMAIL: csejobs@csuchico.edu

Paper applications will not be accepted; however, Chico State Enterprises is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is happy
to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants at any step of the application process. If you need assistance in
this regard, or are having technical difficulties, please contact the Human Resources office at 530-898-6811 or
csejobs@csuchico.edu prior to 5:00 pm on the document deadline date. The employer is Chico State Enterprises, a non-
profit corporation serving as an auxiliary organization of California State University, Chico. Employment is considered to be at-
will.