Fish and Wildlife Technician

Position: Fish and Wildlife Technician 3

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 3 located in Aniak! What you will be doing:

This position serves as a crew lead at a remote fish weir camp in the Kuskokwim Area from early June through the later end of August. Under general supervision of a Fisheries Biologist 2, the incumbent is responsible for leading technical field staff and participating in the collection of biological data as part of large-scale salmon research and monitoring initiatives while ensuring the safety of self and crew.

Remote field camp responsibilities include participating in camp chores and maintaining a working relationship in a shared living environment.

Our organization, mission and culture:

The mission of the Division of Commercial Fisheries is 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, and subject to allocations through public regulatory processes.

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and wellbeing are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The benefits of joining our team:

This is an opportunity to conduct fisheries research that has direct application to the sustainable management of a unique and wild salmon fishery. Kuskokwim Area fisheries are characterized by a large traditional subsistence base, small-scale commercial fisheries, and complex multi-species salmon migratory patterns within the Kuskokwim River and smaller coastal drainages. Kuskokwim Area stakeholders are actively engaged in fisheries research and management activities.

This position will be part of a dedicated team of researchers actively engaged in meaningful research in the Kuskokwim Area.

The working environment you can expect:

The remote weir sites are riverside locations with minimal but comfortable accommodation. All sites have private sleeping areas and communal living areas which include cooking, food storage, washing (clothes and person), internet (although limited), and power. The weir must be cleaned daily, and fish counts occur at least four times a day with one age-sex-length sampling event per day. All data must be reported to the Fisheries Biologist 2 daily.

The successful applicant will be responsible for transporting themselves to and from Aniak, AK before and after the project. Duties of this position may require the incumbent to work long hours, sometimes at night, up to seven days per week. Frequent travel by boat is required. This position requires living and working in a wide range of inclement weather and in and around water for extended periods of time.

This position also requires a range of physical flexibility and the ability to regularly lift, pull, push, and carry heavy objects occasionally weighing up to 100lbs. While located in Aniak, lodging will be provided at a bunkhouse owned by collaborators. While located at the weir site, food and lodging (wall tent or weather port) is provided.

Who we are looking for:

• Experience with installation, operation and removal of a salmon weir.
• Experience in collection of age-sex-length information from salmon.
• Experience assembling, maintaining, and closing remote field camp facilities in inclement weather.
• Experience in operation and maintenance of river skiffs mounted with outboard motors.
• Experience as a crew leader; training, leading, and working cooperatively with fisheries technicians and interns.

Special

Note:

A valid driver's license is required.

This position may be in possession of, or have access to, firearms/ammunition.

Minimum Qualifications

High school graduation or the equivalent. AND Six months experience at the developmental level of fish and wildlife technician or aide. With the State of Alaska, this experience is equivalent to Fish and Wildlife Technician 2. OR One year of technical laboratory and/or field experience involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection; as a commercial fisher, guide, or trapper;

or a subsistence hunter or fisher.

Substitutions:

An additional six months of work experience involving fish, wildlife, outdoor manual labor, or in a laboratory may substitute for the high school graduation or equivalent. Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries, wildlife, or habitat protection may substitute for a maximum of two years of technical laboratory or field experience, involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection.

Special Requirements :

Work may involve exposure to animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, travel by boat or skiff, or contact…