Manager, La Kretz Center for Research at Sedgwick Reserve

Position Number: 41278389

Payroll Title: SRA 3 RX (009611)

Job Code: 009611

Job Open Date: 11/4/26

Application Review Begins: 12/23/26

Department Code (Name): NRSS (NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM)

Percentage of Time: 100

Union Code (Name): RX - Research Professionals

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff: Career

FLSA Status: Exempt

Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program): PSS

Salary Grade: STEPS

Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $81,642.82 to $101,530.63/year. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for this position is $75,437.68 to $121,313.85/year.

Work Location: Sedgwick Reserve

Working Days and Hours: M-F, 8 am - 5 pm

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement, if applicable: Hybrid (Both UC & Non-UC locations)

Special Instructions:

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Marketing Statement:

The UC Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System (NRS; https://www.nrs.ucsb.edu) is a network of 7 protected natural areas throughout California that provide protected environments for use in research, education, and public outreach programs. Comprising over 53,000 acres, the UCSB NRS serves thousands of researchers, students and public visitors each year as they investigate and learn about the natural world. Reserve users come from across California, the U.S., and the world to study the Reserve's diverse natural systems and native flora and fauna. The UCSB NRS includes Sedgwick Reserve, located in Santa Ynez, which comprises nearly 5,900 acres of rangeland, oak groves, and mountains. Sedgwick Reserve provides protected wildlands and support facilities (including user housing, classrooms, and laboratory space) for conducting studies of natural systems at the Reserve and in the surrounding area. The La Kretz Research Center at Sedgwick Reserve was established in 2016 as an intellectual center for research in conservation science. The Center's mission is to identify, investigate, and help solve pressing environmental problems that impact California's diverse habitats and species through work at Sedgwick Reserve. The Center does this in partnership with Reserve staff by sparking interdisciplinary, translational research that leverages Sedgwick Reserve's lands. The UCSB NRS is part of the larger, UC Nature (https://UCNature.org) a UC-systemwide network of 42 natural reserves across the state. UCSB NRS and UC Nature together contribute to the understanding and wise stewardship of the Earth through research, education, and public service.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties:

Under general supervision of the Director of the La Kretz Center for Research at Sedgwick Reserve and in collaboration with Sedgwick Reserve staff, the Manager provides logistical and technical support to scientists, citizen scientists, and students conducting research on the reserve. The Manager will support the full range of center research and training activities, including meeting planning, research equipment installation or removal, field data collection, research information management and data analysis, and student and volunteer training. Additionally, the Manager has responsibility for directing experimental research activities beyond technical and logistical support. Communication and outreach duties include maintaining online content of the La Kretz Center website.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 4-6 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a relevant discipline
• PhD in a relevant discipline
• Familiarity with the University of California Natural Reserve System or similar biological field station
• Experience in information technology and wireless networking
• Experience as a member or supervisor of a field or laboratory research project
• Experience with website content management software such as WordPress or Drupal
• Ability to communicate broad ecological and environmental knowledge to researchers, citizen scientists, students, center public and private partners and the community at large.
• Working familiarity with office and scientific computing software packages such as Word, Excel, R, and ArcGIS.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Occasional night or weekend work may be required to fulfill job functions.
• Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse
• Required to hold a valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.
• Satisfactory criminal history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement:

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

• 65% Research Support - Work with the La Kretz Center Director and Sedgwick Reserve staff to support researchers in proposing and conducting research on the Reserve. Direct and contribute to field monitoring of selected research projects on the Reserve. Apply technical knowledge across disciplines to install and maintain selected field sensors such as remote weather stations and other research equipment. Apply analytical and environmental information management skills to maintain a database of research-related activities on the reserve, and to organize and analyze long term monitoring data. Help to organize and produce a biennial Sedgwick Reserve Research Symposium. Work independently to support this research and to direct experimental research (e.g., field experimental methodologies) activities beyond technical and logistical support.
• 15% Training Support - Manage the La Kretz Center laboratory and associated personnel. Oversee and train undergraduate and graduate students employed by the La Kretz Center in field or laboratory methods and data management to support La Kretz Center projects. Provide training in field or laboratory methods and data management for other researchers, students, and volunteers as necessary and appropriate. Help advise and manage undergraduate and graduate students employed by the La Kretz Center to advance their independent projects towards the collective understanding of Sedgwick Reserve and broader ecosystem.
• 10% Communication and Outreach - Lead the maintenance and update of information on the La Kretz Center website. Collaborate with Sedgwick Reserve staff to help communicate research news, engage with donors, and to plan and execute public events that feature research on the Reserve.
• 10% Administration - Assist the La Kretz Center Director with center procurements, purchasing, and reporting requirements.

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