The Santa Rosa Island Research Station is a newly created unit of California State University Channel Islands (CI) that will operate from existing facilities on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands National Park. The station will facilitate research projects, including faculty let undergraduate research efforts, in a range of disciplines.

The Research Station Manager is responsible for day-to-day operations of the Santa Rosa Island Research Station and serves as its representative to the Park Service and the general public. The manager will coordinate use of facilities, programming, and logistical support for research station guests; assist in planning for physical and organizational needs of the research station; serve as the primary contact for those visiting the station; and is responsible for providing orientation, facilitating station activities, and ensuring compliance with operating procedures and protocols.

The research station manager must have a demonstrated ability to work independently. The manager must have a demonstrated ability to effectively plan and manage logistics for groups of people. A graduate degree in a field science related to the scope of research station operations (including but not limited to archeology, biology, environmental science, geology) is required. The manager must have experience working in a field setting involving research or service activities equivalent to those planned for the research station. Given the unique cultural resources on Santa Rosa Island, the manager must have a general understanding of principles and practices related to the handling of cultural resources. This position requires resourceful approaches to problems and an ability to resolve minor operational and facility issues independently or in cooperation with on-island park personnel. The manager must be prepared to live in university provided facilities on Santa Rosa Island as needed to support program activities.

Job description, application procedure, and online application are available at https://www.csucijobs.com. Then link to Search Jobs > Job Title: Research Station Manager. Contact for additional information: Dr. Dan Wakelee, Assistant Provost 805-437-8542 mail to [email protected]