Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid

Final Filing Date: 10/16/2024

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Job Description and Duties

Are you ready to begin your state career? The Fish and Wildlife scientific aid position is the ideal starting point to begin a rewarding career in the sciences. The Fish Facilities and Entrainment unit (FFE) is looking to hire 2 motivated individuals. This unique position will train you in a variety of valuable career building techniques in the marine and freshwater sciences through a balance of field, laboratory and database management work. Individuals hired will learn the use of several fisheries sampling gear, aquatic ecosystem monitoring, fish and zooplankton ID, chemical care and handling, and microscope use. In addition to these skills, they will also have the opportunity to learn data management skills including data entry and database quality control. For more information on the tasks performed in this fish and wildlife scientific aid position, please download and review the duty statement attached to this advertisement. We look forward to reviewing your application.

The Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid classification is a non-testing classification.

This position may be filled in the following counties:
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

Expect irregular work hours and varying workweek schedules to accommodate fieldwork. Fieldwork aboard a moving research vessel under varying environmental conditions including rough water conditions and inclement weather for up to 12 hours a day.

Requires standing and walking on uneven, moving, and slippery surfaces and repetitively lifting sampling gear that weighs up to 40 pounds. Laboratory work involves sitting up to 8 hours a day sorting samples, looking through a dissecting microscope, or entering data into a computer, with the appropriate breaks and walking or standing for brief periods.

Field and laboratory work requires handling formalin or ethanol in properly ventilated situations. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle and equipment and be prepared to travel using a state vehicle. Driving may be for long distances, often in heavy traffic and early in the morning and requires sitting for long periods of time.

Wearing a Department of Fish and Wildlife uniform is required as a condition of employment while conducting field work and public work duties.

This position qualifies for

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• FISH AND WILDLIFE SCIENTIFIC AID

Final Filing Date: 10/16/2024

HOW TO APPLY

WE CANNOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS THROUGH INDEED, SEE BELOW INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO APPLY:

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Job Type: Temporary

Pay: $17.73 - $21.04 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $21