{"id":46514,"date":"2022-07-07T09:39:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=46514"},"modified":"2022-07-07T09:39:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:39:36","slug":"job-fish-wildlife-biologist-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-olympia-wa-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-fish-wildlife-biologist-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-olympia-wa-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Fish &amp; Wildlife Biologist, 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=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/3616684\/fish-wildlife-biologist-1-european-green-crab-egc-biologist-permanent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary<\/strong>&#8211; $3,401.00 &#8211; $4,425.00 Monthly<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Our EGC 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protocols.<\/li>\n<li>May operate motorized (i.e. airboats, &lt;26\u2019 aluminum boats, rigid inflatables, etc.) and non-motorized (i.e. kayaks, inflatables, canoes) watercrafts in coastal marine environments depending on experience.<\/li>\n<li>May work in and around watercrafts performing trapping strategies predetermined for subtidal efforts; incumbents may deploy various traps (i.e. shrimp, minnow, Fukui) from watercrafts, record location and return the following day to retrieve the traps manually or via a pot puller and remove and record any crabs and\/or bycatch; this process may be repeated for up to 5 days at a time.<\/li>\n<li>Participates in EGC taskforce meetings providing regional expertise, advice and support under direct supervision.<\/li>\n<li>Participates in the EGC technical working groups to develop management plans under direct supervision.<\/li>\n<li>Summarizes data, drafts summaries, prepares reports or report segments.<\/li>\n<li>Assists in the review and\/or 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out procedures), during inclement weather, day and night.<\/li>\n<li>May operate motorize (i.e. airboats, &lt;26\u2019 aluminum boats, rigid inflatables) and non-motorized (i.e. kayaks, inflatables, canoes) watercrafts depending on experience.<\/li>\n<li>Must be able to negotiate water in emergency situations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Workweek will typically be the first 40 hours of work per week (24\/7).<\/li>\n<li>May be required to occasionally exceed these hours, work outside of normal workweek during holidays and weekends, and respond on short notice to rapid response AIS emergencies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Travel Requirements:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>This position requires frequent statewide travel and overnight stays up to five days at times.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tools and Equipment:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Desktops, laptops, smart phones, electronic tablets, electronic software forms, PFDs, and field gear (i.e. hip boots, xtratuffs, raingear, dry bag, frame pack).<\/li>\n<li>Complex mobile water quality laboratory, eDNA, and non-electronic biological and environmental sampling devices.<\/li>\n<li>25 foot-cargo trailer, watercrafts, flatbed trailer, winches, motor vehicles, and complex hot water trailered and hand-pushed pressure washers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Customer Interactions:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Interacts with the public on a regular basis while conducting fieldwork.<\/li>\n<li>Occasionally confronted by citizens that are non-compliant or not cooperative.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinates regularly with tribal co-managers and works on tribal lands.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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>Closely related qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-by-year basis.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>A Bachelor\u2019s Degree in fisheries, wildlife management, natural 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