Supervisory Fish Biologist Job Lodi area,California USA,Science

Position: SUPERVISORY FISH BIOLOGIST
Summary

This position is a Supervisory Fish Biologist, GS- 0482-9 working in Lodi, California for the R8-Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office.

Join a team dedicated to conserving iconic fisheries, restoring aquatic ecosystems, and advancing science-based conservation in Lodi, California.

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Duties

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As a SUPERVISORY FISH BIOLOGIST your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

Supervising and directing the activities of permanent, term and temporary staff. Performing the full range of supervisory duties include preparing and implementing employee performance appraisal plans, conducting performance reviews, preparing schedules for completion of work, developing and initiating personnel actions, hears and resolves employee complaints, etc.
Operating a variety of field equipment commonly used in fishery studies including rotary screw traps, adult fish traps and counting weirs, seines, trawls, fyke nets, electrofishers, cameras, and generators. Performing methods such as seining; trawling; fish marking; sampling of delta smelt at all life stages snorkel surveys; kayak surveys, carcass surveys, adult salmon trapping, juvenile salmonid screw trapping; water velocity and river discharge measurement;

habitat typing; habitat surveying, and using total station and GPS hardware.
Coordinating and implementing portions of jointly conducted projects of mutual interest with a variety of partner agencies and entities, including Federal and State fishery resource agencies, private non-government organizations, (NGO's), and Native American Tribes.
Designing and carrying out investigations that reflect the Service's commitment to scientific excellence with sound study design, careful quality assurance and analysis, and written reports that fully disclose the quality of data relied on and identify assumptions or uncertainties present in the analysis. Investigating the influences of land management, river management, and large-scale river and watershed restoration on fishery resources.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Merit promotion applicants must meet time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart

F.
Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
Drug testing position:
Selectees tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
Driver's License:
This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties. Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver's license throughout their employment in this position.
A condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a [1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period] during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
Supervisory Probationary Period:
Selectees who have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period, will be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for this position.
Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
Ability to operate motorboats up to 25' in length. Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain Department of Interior Motorboat Operator Certification.
Ability to safely swim and snorkel in cold fast-moving water. Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain Swiftwater Safety Certification.
Work Schedule:

Work may require working evenings, weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

Only experience and education obtained by 07/02/2026 will be considered.

In order to qualify for this position you must possess both the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualification.

Basic Requirement:

Possess a degree in biological science that included at least six (6) semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; AND at least twelve (12) semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields.

(Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.)

Note:

If courses in aquatic and the animal sciences are not clearly identified on transcript and knowledge of such subjects was obtained in other coursework, include a description of such courses, to include syllabus as provided in official college catalog;
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Possess a combination of education and experience. This includes courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of six (6) semester hours were in aquatic subjects and twelve (12) semester hours were in the animal…