Fisheries Scientist ; PCN

Job Overview

This position is open to all Applicants.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting

for a Fisheries Scientist 1 located in Anchorage or Juneau!

The incumbent serves as the lead scientist responsible for supervision of the Salmon Ocean Ecology Program (SOEP) and conducts marine research on salmon and other anadromous fish species. The incumbent serves as a technical expert on marine research on salmon, conducting fisheries research programs in marine waters and estuaries of the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and the North Pacific Ocean.

In this role the incumbent provides advice on university, state, federal, and international fisheries research related to anadromous fish stocks of statewide importance.

This position helps fulfill the division’s mission to manage subsistence, commercial, and personal use fisheries in the interest of the economy and general well‑being of the citizens of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle by conducting scientifically sound marine research and providing expert advice to help manage sustainable uses of Alaska’s fish, shellfish and aquatic plant resources.

• Lead a high seas research program in estuarine and marine waters on salmon and other anadromous fish of statewide importance and coordinate high seas fisheries research programs with university, federal, and international counterparts.
• Coordinate and oversee efforts to obtain funding for development, maintenance, and administration of marine fisheries research and management programs.
• Provide expert scientific, statistical, and modeling assessment and advice to ensure that high quality and trustworthy research and assessments are used to inform management of Alaska’s fishery resources.
• Author, edit, review, and communicate scientific publications, reports, and presentations on marine salmon research to the division director and commissioner, legislative and regulatory bodies, and the public.
• Represent the department to the public, media, and other agencies through consultation, outreach, and education associated with marine salmon research and management.

Within the Chief Fisheries Scientist for Salmon Office, the incumbent is a member of a diverse, dynamic, and committed team of specialists who collaborate to develop and implement applications for estimating abundance and distribution of anadromous fish species, monitoring fish health, marking and aging individual fish, and using genetics for a wide range of applications for finfish species statewide. This position offers a challenging and fulfilling, professional opportunity to be a leader in the field of salmon ocean ecology and collaborate with decision makers, scientists, biologists, and biometricians across state and federal agencies to ensure that the best available science is used to sustainably manage the resources of the State of Alaska for the benefit of the people of Alaska.

This full‑time position is based at the ADF&G office in Anchorage or Juneau, Alaska. This is a dynamic position with regular interactions with scientists, three world‑class laboratories, biometricians, as well as ADF&G staff from other divisions, and provides potential for collaborations with university, federal, and international researchers. There are opportunities to travel within Alaska, the U.S., and internationally for meetings and, when necessary, can include field sampling at remote locations or living and working aboard research vessels.

This position occasionally requires time working outside normal business hours and on weekends for meetings and work sessions. We offer flexibility with work schedules and options for hybrid telework.

• Requires occasional travel in‑state (2‑5 trips/year) and out‑of‑state (1‑2 trips/year) typically 2‑5 days in length for various meetings.
• Requires a valid passport and the ability to travel internationally to Canada and Asia is also required.
• This position may require travel in small planes, watercraft, working in inclement weather, or at sea.