{"id":46277,"date":"2022-06-09T09:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=46277"},"modified":"2022-06-09T09:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:35:11","slug":"job-coastal-groundfish-age-reader-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-olympia-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-coastal-groundfish-age-reader-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-olympia-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Coastal Groundfish Age Reader, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (Olympia, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><b><strong>For more information, please follow this link:<\/strong><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/3583396\/scientific-technician-3-coastal-groundfish-age-reader-permanent-08227-22\">https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/3583396\/scientific-technician-3-coastal-groundfish-age-reader-permanent-08227-22<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary<\/strong>&#8211; $3,294.00 &#8211; $4,286.00 Monthly<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Our Coastal Groundfish Age Reader,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applies ageing criteria and a complex mix of pattern recognition and independent judgement to produce precise age estimates for groundfish and pelagic species.<\/li>\n<li>Assists in developing criteria for determining ages of other, previously unstudied groundfish and pelagic fish.<\/li>\n<li>Logs incoming samples in preparation of age analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Performs data entry for age and other relevant information in Marine Fish Science\u2019s Biological Data System.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WORKING CONDITIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Work Setting, including hazards:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Work is done primarily in a laboratory setting with hot surfaces.<\/li>\n<li>Sitting or standing for long periods of time while performing tasks that require repetitive movement.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week.<\/li>\n<li>Overtime may periodically occur depending on business needs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Travel Requirements:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Periodic travel to conferences and workshops.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tools and Equipment:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Hydraulic pressure presses, microscopes, and computers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Customer Interactions:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Other lab and port sampling staff daily, and other collaborators periodically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field may substitute year-for-year for experience.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduation from high school or GED, including one year of high school science, <strong>AND<\/strong> four (4) years of experience as a Scientific Technician.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Or<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduation from high school or GED, including one year of high school science <strong>AND<\/strong> four (4) years of laboratory or field experience as an assistant to a health or safety professional, biologist, chemist, or zoologist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>License:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Valid driver\u2019s license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Knowledge and experience in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Processing structures for ageing.<\/li>\n<li>Performing data entry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ability to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read and interpret otolith patterns using standard age reading equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Read, research, and understand scientific literature as it applies to ageing fish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in Science and\/or Natural Resource Management.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to apply Break-and-Burn Technique for ageing otoliths.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of WDFW groundfish sampling programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9433,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[4,28,33,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46277"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46278,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46277\/revisions\/46278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}