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Salary- $2,864.00 – $3,701.00 Monthly

Our Scientific Technician, 

  • Participates in sampling programs designed to inform the effectiveness of specific restoration actions for improving water quality, aquatic and semi-aquatic species habitat, and state Forest Practices Rules.
  • Conducts fish, wildlife, and habitat monitoring and research.
  • Installs permanent equipment and delineates sample transects.
  • Utilizes established procedures to characterize streams and stream habitats.
  • Conducts biological surveys, including for fish and amphibians.
  • Conducts wood surveys (i.e., wood count, function, and volume).
  • Operates trucks and driving on logging roads on private forestlands.
  • Downloads temperature and other monitors and sensors in the field.
  • Enters field data on handheld iPads in the field, and uploads data.
  • Leads and oversees small crews of field staff in field data collection.
  • Tracks and prioritizes field sampling progress and completion.
  • Ensures required access permits are available and communicates with landowners if approached in the field.
  • Performs routine maintenance and ensures that equipment is functioning reliably and safely.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

  • Work Setting, including hazards:
  1. Work is performed 90-95% outdoors primarily composed of field work but does involve a minimal amount of field preparation in the office.
  2. While in the field, hiking off-trail through vegetation that may be extremely dense and up and down steep slopes – frequent bending, ducking, balancing, and crawling through, under, and over dense understory and woody debris.
  3. At times will be required to carry a heavy pack (< 40 pounds) and haul awkward equipment (e.g., rebar).
  4. Navigating and driving on logging roads located on Private forestlands throughout western Washington.
  • Schedule:   
    1. Typically, work schedule is Monday – Thursday, four (4) ten (10) hour days – there is no flexibility in workdays or hours.
  • Travel Requirements: 
  1. Primarily travel is required to field sites located within distance of the Natural Resources Building (NRB).
  2. Occasional camping – overnights near study sites may be required. 
  • Tools and Equipment: 
  1. 4WD trucks and SUVs.
  2. Rubber boots, caulked boots, a hard hat and high visibility vest, and raingear, waders, and wading shoes.
  3. iPad or other devices.
  4. Monitors, sensors, and standard software (e.g., Microsoft Office).
  • Customer Interactions:
  1. Frequent interactions with landowners or other users of public and/or private lands when in/on route to study sites.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Graduation from high school or GED, including one (1) year of high school science AND two (2) years of experience as a Scientific Technician 1.

          OR 

  • Graduation from high school or GED including one (1) year of high school science AND two (2) years of laboratory or field experience as an assistant to a biologist, chemist, or zoologist.

          OR

  • College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field will substitute, year for year, for experience, provided the course work includes at least six semester or nine quarter hours of natural science classes. 

          AND

Certifications/Licenses:

  • Valid Driver’s License.

Research and Analytical Skills/Abilities of: 

  • Collecting data according to established protocols and making independent judgments in the field in the absence of the Supervisor or other lead staff.
  • Principles and procedures of biological research.
  • Standard laboratory and field methods.
  • Fish, wildlife, and stream ecology.
  • Using standard laboratory and field equipment.
  • Using Microsoft software including Word, Excel, and Access.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • One (1) year professional experience conducting field research, familiarity with water quality and physical monitoring.

Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification.

In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:

  • A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
  • A current resume.
  • Three professional references.