Fish Biologist

Duties

This position will support fish tagging, data collection, and data analysis efforts to measure the movement, growth, post-release survival, wild recruitment, and the general efficacy of salmon and trout stocking programs in the Great Lakes.

As a Fish Biologist, your duties will include but be not limited to the following:

• Leads operational missions to mark and tag fish at Federal and State fish hatcheries. Responsible for using, disinfecting, and maintaining fish tagging systems and equipment and handling live fish. Develops and coordinates schedules with partners, ensure hatchery readiness to engage in tagging operations, and ensure tagging projects are completed safely and on time with adequate measures of tag and mark quality.
• Helps to develop and implement standard operating procedures that efficiently and uniformly achieve marking project objectives, biodata and specimen collection from fisheries field surveys, tag extraction and reading, and quality assurance. Trains and directs seasonal technicians in fin clipping during tagging operations and in data collection and laboratory activities.
• Manages biological databases for tagging projects, fisheries field surveys, and coded-wire tag data. Prepares, analyzes, synthesizes, and disseminates quantitative and qualitative data using a wide variety of methods and software. Prepares technical reports, presentations, and scientific papers on analytical findings and recommendations to address fishery management needs.
• Designs and conducts investigations, assessments, or inspections involving biological and fisheries processes. Coordinates and collects field and laboratory data and specimens according to established procedures and methods. Recommends strategies and plans to improve operational efficiency and efficacy.
• Develops and cultivates relationships and partnerships with other Federal, State, Tribal and civic entities and conservation agencies to coordinate fish production activities, disseminate scientific and resource information, and enhance conservation efforts to meet Service objectives.

Conditions of employment

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency;

whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/27/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart

F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted.
An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience
. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other…