Habitat Biologist ; PCN

This position is open to Department Employees only.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, Research and Technical Services, is recruiting for a permanent full-time Habitat Biologist 3 position located in Douglas, Alaska with fieldwork primarily throughout Southeast Alaska. This position will manage and conduct hydrologic investigations to provide science based information and recommendations to support fish habitat protection. The incumbent will install and maintain streamgages and perform stream discharge measurements.

The incumbent will complete and maintain field data and office records, and will use hydrologic database to enter, process, and archive hydrologic records. They will administer and maintain the WISKI hydrologic database and train other staff in its use. Additional duties include grant writing and administration, logistical planning, budgeting, and preparing reports (operational plans, fisheries data series reports, etc.). The incumbent will supervise a Habitat Biologist 2.

ADF&G protects, maintains, and improves the fish, wildlife, and aquatic plant resources of the state, and manages their use and development in the best interest of the economy and the well-being of the people. The person in this position plays a key role in research and protecting fish habitat for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and anglers throughout the state.

The Division of Sport Fisheries strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

This position provides a great opportunity to make meaningful contributions for the management and protection of fish resources throughout the State.

The benefits of joining ADF&G include working in a relaxed environment on a small team. You will interact with a highly skilled and motivated staff dedicated to improving knowledge of estimating seasonal and long-term hydrologic needs to sustain fish and wildlife habitat.

You will also have opportunities to interact with local, state, and federal government agencies and nongovernment organizations working to collect and manage hydrologic information to sustain fish productivity.

The position offers a challenging and fulfilling opportunities to work on hydrologic investigations in beautiful and rugged parts of the state. The department values professional development, offering training programs and mentorship opportunities to help individuals expand their expertise and gain new skills

The position will be based in Douglas and while mostly an office job, periodic field work and routine travel is expected. You’ll be working with 5 other staff members in the program that are located in Anchorage and Douglas.

The position requires field work which is usually scheduled with advanced notice and typically occurs during the normal work week. Travel includes intermittent/short duration fieldwork (1 to 3 days at a time) year round. Field data collection provides opportunities to see remote parts of Alaska where accommodations range from camping to bunkhouses to village lodging or cabins.

The work requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina, safe equipment operation skills, and willingness to work under inclement weather conditions as environmental conditions can change frequently. In the field, the incumbent may be working directly from a boat or wading in a rocky and slippery stream in urban or remote settings.

The Douglas Fish and Game Office is just across Gastineau Channel from downtown Juneau. The office supports research and management personnel from the Sport Fish, Commercial Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation, and Subsistence divisions, and Habitat section; which allows for the opportunity to develop professional relationships with a diversity of other resource professionals. The position…