Hired personnel will sample streams and rivers throughout the contiguous U.S. for water quality, physical habitat and biological indicators. Technicians will gain experience working with multiple agencies and will receive training on EPA, USFS, and BLM stream sampling protocols. Work schedules will typically consist of 8 consecutive ten-hour days, followed by 6 days off. However, due to the extensive travel required for some sites, technicians should be prepared to work longer periods of up to 14 days, with 1 day off in the middle at a hotel and 10 days off after the trip. Trip schedules and locations can be somewhat flexible prior to the start of the field season, but once the field season begins technicians are required to work all trips that they are scheduled for in their entirety. Pay