Fishery Biologist 1 - Klamath Basin Fish Monitoring

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is seeking a self-motivated and high performing Fishery Biologist 1. The employment start date is contingent upon receipt of funding. The selected candidate will be working as part of a USGS field crew from the Klamath Falls Field Station. The selected candidate will be working primarily on Upper Klamath Lake with Catostomidae populations as part of a long term monitoring program looking at survival and recruitment of adult and juvenile Lost River and shortnose suckers.

 

Essential Functions:

• Recognize and identify unusual and diverse entities, occurrences, or investigative outcomes relevant to the program area.
• Modify or adapt established protocols and procedures in response to test or study findings.
• Plan studies that require making significant departures from previous approaches.
• Revise standard methods to improve or extend test and study systems.
• Review, evaluate, prepare comments, provide formal and informal consultations, and approve mitigation conditions during license  implementations.
• Recommend and approve studies to evaluate potential impacts of proposed development
• Contribute to rehearings and appeals of agencies' decisions under Endangered Species Act, Federal Power Act, etc.
• Participate in rulemaking, preparing briefing documents and communicating and coordinating policy changes to other staff.
• Prepare and present technical studies and reports.

The main duties of this position include:

• Lead and participate in survey crews that conduct fishery monitoring of adult and juvenile catostomid.
• Assist with planning, developing and executing field research projects.
• Sample fish population using different sampling methodologies, including fish nets, fish traps, fish weirs, and snorkeling surveys.
• Collect fisheries data and/or specimens to support scientific studies.
• Record, summarize and/or file data.
• Lead and perform data entry, including verifying, managing and manipulating data and data files in automated database and/or geographic information systems.
• Repair and maintain research and support equipment such as sampling and photographic equipment, electronic devices, boat motors, and vehicles.
• Drive a government-owned or -leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties.

Knowledge Required by the Position:

• Knowledge of the theories, principles and methods of Fishery Biology
• Ability to define problems, perform background research, develop and execute a project plan, organize and evaluate results, and prepare reports of findings.
• Knowledge of fishery biology (including knowledge of catostomid).
• Knowledge of aquatic habitats.
• Knowledge of the scientific method.
• Knowledge of personal computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, publishing software, presentation software, database software, topographic software, bibliographic software, and statistical analysis packages.
• Knowledge of technical writing protocols.
• Knowledge of statistics and mathematics.

Additional Mandatory/Desirable Skills:

Mandatory:

• Operate nets (seine, gill, etc.)
• Lift 40-50 lbs.                                     
• Valid driver's license              
• Tow & maneuver trailers
• Load boats on trailers                         
• CPR/First Aid

Desirable:

• Snorkeling
• Operate trap/weir                    
• Operate motorized boats
• Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC)
• Operate GPS                           
• Fish ageing (scale, otolith, other)        
• Fish species ID skills               
• Using fish keys
• Compile and collect neat and accurate data     
• Construction, fabrication and installation skills  
• Repair &