FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST II - 77072937

Requisition No: 841608 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: FISHERIES & WILDLIFE BIO SCIENTIST II - 77072937

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 77072937 

Salary:  $40,000, annually 

Posting Closing Date: 12/22/2024 

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Freshwater Fisheries Biologist II

Career Service Position with Benefits

$40,000 Annually, $1,538.46 Biweekly

 

De Leon Springs Freshwater Fisheries Research Office

FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
5450 U.S. Highway 17
De Leon Springs, FL 32130

 

 

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.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the biological sciences and one year of professional biological experience in a field or laboratory program; OR
A master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the biological sciences can substitute for the required experience.

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

Preference may be given to candidates with the following qualifications:

Master of Science degree from an accredited college or university in Fisheries/Aquatic Sciences.
Experience sampling fish, habitat and water quality in freshwater ecosystems
Experience with Microsoft Office, R and R Studio, and/or ArcGIS
Experience extracting, processing and aging otoliths 

 

Requirements:

Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory Level 1 background check at no cost to the candidate. 
 
Office hours are from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. Not eligible for Telework.
 
Responses to qualifying questions should be verifiable by skills and/or experience stated on the profile application/resume.  Information should be provided regarding any gaps in employment.

 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:
Independently and cooperatively plan, direct, and participate in all aspects pertaining to freshwater fish population and community monitoring in the Middle St. Johns River Basin and other surrounding water bodies.  Duties include but are not limited to sportfish monitoring, fish community monitoring, and seasonal creel surveys.  Specific responsibilities associated with these duties include but are not limited to data collection for fish length frequency, age and growth, and/or other population parameters deemed necessary (e.g., fish condition, fishing mortality), data analysis, model development, description of findings in annual reports and oral presentations, publication of significant findings, and recommendations of management strategies.
Assist the research leader in developing, planning and executing field activities of lacustrine and riverine research studies and resource monitoring throughout the State of Florida.  Studies may include specific hypothesis testing of questions associated with fish populations, fish communities, or fish biology relating to stream ecology, resource assessment, invasion ecology and/or habitat assessment.  Responsibilities include measurement of physical and chemical water parameters, freshwater fish collections, and aquatic habitat assessment and measurement.  Assist with project data analysis, model development, description of findings in annual reports and oral presentations, publication of significant findings, and recommendations of management strategies.
Supervise OPS personnel as assigned and direct their efforts toward accomplishment of field and laboratory studies. Duties include but are not limited to recruitment, training, planning and directing work, reviewing performance with employee, and ensuring compliance with Commission and FWRI rules, policies, and procedures.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: