Fish and Wildlife Technician ; PCN

Overview

This position is open to all Applicants. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 2 located in King Salmon, Alaska.

This position will work at one of five counting tower projects on the eastside of Bristol Bay. Responsibilities will include enumerating escapement of adult sockeye salmon and collection of biological (age, sex, & length) information from fish caught using a beach seine. Other tasks will include camp and boat maintenance as well as other duties as assigned. This position will be staffed for a four to five week period within the window of June 12 to July 31.

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount, and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The mission of the Division of Commercial Fisheries is to manage subsistence, commercial, and personal use fisheries in the interest of the economy and general well-being of the citizens of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle, and subject to allocations through public regulatory processes. The division’s core service is to ensure the conservation of natural stocks of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants based on scientifically sound assessments.

This position is an integral member of the ADF&G Commercial Fisheries management team in Bristol Bay. Each position contributes to the division's success by helping to collect the necessary biological data used for inseason management and stock assessment for the area’s fisheries, which ensures the sustainability of the area's salmon and the fisheries that rely on them.

By joining our team you will experience some of Alaska's most beautiful and remote wilderness areas while collecting data integral to the daily and long-term management of the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery.

This position will be stationed at a remote field camp on the east side of Bristol Bay and will be asked to perform work duties in inclement weather. The successful candidate must be willing to perform some duties on a counting tower at the height of up to 30 feet above the ground and be willing to work a rotating shift (day/swing/night), weekend, and holidays.

Our ideal applicant will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies (If you have any experience with the following please document these in your application. This information will be used to help determine which applicant will advance to the interview phase or the recruitment and selection process.):

• Experience with remote living conditions with two other crew members;
• General familiarity with salmon;
• Have some knowledge of operating skiffs and outboard motors;
• General familiarity with firearms;
• Be comfortable working at heights of up to 30 feet; and
• Be comfortable working at all hours including swing and graveyard shifts.

To view the general description and example of duties for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 2 please go to the following link:

A valid driver's license is required. Must be able to legally carry and effectively use firearms. First Aid/CPR. High school graduation or the equivalent.

OR

Three months as an entry level fish and wildlife technician or aide. With the State of Alaska, this experience is equivalent to Fish and Wildlife Technician 1.

OR

Six months of work experience involving fish, wildlife, outdoor manual labor, or in a laboratory.

Exposure to animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, travel by boat or skiff, or contact with drugs and chemicals may occur. Housing may consist of bunkhouses, vessels, or wall tents. Some duties may be restricted for employees under the age of 18 in accordance with State and federal child labor laws. Positions are seasonal or temporary.

High school diploma equivalent means one of the following:
1) a GED;
2)…