You haven't searched anything yet.
Position/Project Specifics:
Successful candidate will be part of the Harvest Monitoring Project within Idaho's largest anadromous fisheries for steelhead, Coho and Chinook salmon. Work is based out of Lewiston, Idaho to monitor fisheries occurring in the Clearwater River, lower Salmon River, and the Snake River drainages. Work will be a combination of field and office work.
Primary field work is technician oversight, conducting angler interviews, and sampling harvest. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: assisting in scheduling monitoring efforts and equipment for up to a 20-person crew, training technicians on data collection, equipment maintenance, and assisting other projects as assigned. Office work will generally be writing summary reports, producing professional quality figures and maps, assisting in annual report writing/editing, and quality control of fisheries data.
Requirements: Previous work experience in fisheries, field supervision, data entry/analysis, and report writing. Candidate must be comfortable traversing steep rocky stream banks carrying a variety of field equipment, frequently in inclement weather. Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and communication skills. Working randomized daylight shifts often including weekends. Occasional overnight stays for field work (camping, RV) and business meetings (hotels). Applicant must be comfortable driving independently for long distances. A bachelor's degree in natural resources is preferred but not required.
Essential Functions:
Knowledge Required by the Position:
Employees have the knowledge to resolve common technical or procedural problems for themselves or their work crew. They are able to assess or interpret the significance of their results and relate that to the overall objective of the project. They have the knowledge to outline, organize and execute the details of projects where unusual or irregular procedural or technical problems arise.
Additional Mandatory Skills:
Physical Demands:
Demands can range from sedentary, to moderate -where there is walking, climbing stairs and ladders, reaching, lifting, and bending, to rigorous. In the latter case, the employee must be able to handle buckets of water or gear weighing up to 50 pounds. Long daily periods of hiking, carrying equipment, swimming, and/or standing may be required. Camping for extended periods may be required. Some work requires the ability to maintain footing in fast-moving water.
Work Environment:
Some work is performed in an office setting with adequate lighting, heating and ventilation. Some work may be performed in fish processing labs, fish holding areas, and/or in the field. Employees may work on narrow, elevated walkways and platforms that are over or adjacent to water. Field work involves exposure to all types of weather, slippery rocks or docks, trails, irregular terrain, insects, poison oak, rough or fast-moving water, or cold water temperatures. Work at high elevations or aboard boats may be required.
Requirements:Minimum Qualification Requirements:
A range of experience and education may be presented. At the lower end of the range, candidates must present one year of Specialized Experience** OR one semester of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position. An equivalent combination of experience and education is also qualifying.
At the upper end of the range, candidates must present one year of Specialized Experience** OR a year of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position. An equivalent combination of experience and education is also qualifying.
**Specialized Experience is experience that equips the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position being filled. To be creditable, Specialized Experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.
Full Time
Public Administration
$55k-73k (estimate)
01/26/2024
07/06/2024
psmfc.org
PORTLAND, OR
200 - 500
1947
RANDY FISHER
$50M - $200M
Public Administration