FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST II - 77000965

Requisition No: 842766 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST II - 77000965

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 77000965 

Salary:  agency to update 

Posting Closing Date: 01/05/2025 

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Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Section: Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management – Northwest Region

Working Title: Fisheries and Wildlife Biological Scientist II

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 77000965

Salary: Anticipated biweekly salary: $1538.47 plus benefits

Location: Joe Budd field Office – 5300 High Bridge Road, Quincy FL 32351

 

Our organization:

The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities and a strong economy.

Our Mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.

Every organization has an identity that is forged not only by what it does, but by how it conducts itself.  The values embedded in our mission and expressed in the vision of the FWC are to make quality decisions by being dynamic, science-informed, efficient, ethical, collaborative and committed to the vitality of the state and its environment.

 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This position is part of a regional team with FWC’s Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management and serves as the Fisheries Biologist II in the Northwest Region. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain and assist in the collection of qualitative and quantitative data of fisheries populations, aquatic plant communities, and Northwest Florida regional freshwater resources.
• Assists regional biological staff with the development and implementation of fisheries management goals related to Northwest Region resources including but not limited to stakeholder interaction, habitat enhancement, data analysis, applied fisheries sampling, techniques, and science, coordinating with cooperators and other governmental agencies, and promotional and educational opportunities.
• Work with Division of Freshwater Fisheries Research, Habitat and Species Conservation’s Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Section and Invasive Plant Management Section personnel to design, permit and accomplish habitat maintenance and improvement projects.
• Assists in developing partnerships in aquatic resource management projects with federal, state, and local agencies and stakeholders.
• Establishes and maintains stakeholder contacts with anglers, fish camps, local governmental officials, tackle shop owners, fishing guides, outdoor media, fishing clubs, Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s), etc. to ensure effective, two-way communication relative to FWC programs and projects.
• Data compilation, management, and analysis.