{"id":52915,"date":"2024-04-09T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=52915"},"modified":"2024-04-09T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:00:26","slug":"job-salmon-hydroacoustic-monitoring-research-specialist-research-scientist-2-permanent-04418-24-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-olympia-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-salmon-hydroacoustic-monitoring-research-specialist-research-scientist-2-permanent-04418-24-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-olympia-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Salmon Hydroacoustic Monitoring Research Specialist – Research Scientist 2 – Permanent – *04418-24, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (Olympia, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Salmon Hydroacoustic Monitoring Research Specialist – Research Scientist 2 – Permanent – *04418-24<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Salary<\/strong>: $6,676.00 – $8,976.00 Monthly<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Location<\/strong>: Thurston County \u2013 Olympia, WA<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Type<\/strong>: Full Time – Permanent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Job Number:\u00a0<\/strong>2024-04418<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Department<\/strong>: Dept. of Fish and Wildlife<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Opening Date<\/strong>: 04\/08\/2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Closing Date<\/strong>: 04\/18\/2024 11:59 PM Pacific<\/div>\n
Category: <\/strong>Environmental Services \/ Miscellaneous \/ Natural Resources \/ Research \/ Sciences \/ Wildlife<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Description<\/h2>\n

FULL-TIME\/PERMANENT
\u00a0SALMON HYDROACOUSTIC MONITORING RESEARCH SPECIALIST
\u00a0FISH & WILDLIFE RESEARCH SCIENTIST 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fish Program \u2013 Puget Sound Management Division
\u00a0Olympia, Washington \u2013 Thurston County<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a senior-level Research Scientist, you’ll play a critical role in managing Pacific salmon species across Washington’s waters. Your expertise will provide crtical monitoring information to support pre-season, in-season, and post-season recommendations, influencing management policies that directly impact these vital species.<\/p>\n

In this role, you’ll lead hydroacoustic monitoring research within the Puget Sound Management Unit, offering scientific leadership across the Fish Program and Statewide Salmon and Steelhead Division. Your scientific research and management contributions during North of Falcon (NOF) seasons and engagement in implementing the Pacific Salmon Treaty (PST) will shape the management of Puget Sound salmon resources. Collaborating with internal teams and external partners, you’ll ensure the scientific integrity of acoustic surveys in marine and freshwater environments, contributing directly to salmon conservation and management decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a technical expert, you’ll also engage in interagency workgroups, tribal comanager consultation, providing consultation to key stakeholders, and shaping the future of salmon fishery management statewide. If you’re passionate about fisheries research, scientific leadership, and making a tangible impact on conservation efforts, this position offers a unique opportunity to drive positive change in Washington’s natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n

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Fishing on Puget Sound \u2013 Photo credit: WDFW<\/p>\n

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Here is what you will be doing,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Serve as the WDFW Statewide Management Unit lead on hydroacoustic monitoring and deployment:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n