Assistant District Fish Biologist

Job Details

In this role, you will assist the district fish biologist in managing the fish resources of the upper Rogue Basin. Specific areas of responsibility include habitat protection, habitat restoration, inventory of habitat and fish resources, harvest management, planning, utilization of hatchery resources, implementing selected ODFW Oregon Plan and conservation plan measures and public relations.  The assistant receives direct assignments from the district biologist but often works independently on specific projects.  The assistant may also direct the daily scheduling and assignments of seasonal and permanent employees within the district.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

In order to be considered, candidate must meet one of the following options:

• Option 1: Five years of biological experience performing studies, research, or resource management activities in a fish or wildlife program that included one year of at least two of the following: gathering data, analyzing data, or preparing reports

• Option 2: A Bachelor's degree in Fisheries or Wildlife Science, or a closely related Bachelor’s degree with at least 45 quarter (30 semester) hours of biological/ecological coursework and two years of biological experience performing studies, research, or resource management activities in a fish or wildlife program;

• Option 3: A Master's degree Fisheries or Wildlife Science, or a closely related Master’s degree in biological/ecological sciences and one year biological experience performing studies, research, or resource management activities in a fish or wildlife program that included at least two of the following: gathering data, analyzing data, or preparing reports

• Option 4: A Doctorate degree in Fisheries or Wildlife Science, or a closely related Doctorate degree in biological/ecological sciences.

Note: Applicants who have obtained a Master’s degree or Doctorate that included work experience from an internship, work/study, thesis, or similar program may list this experience in their application to receive credit for the work experience. The Master’s degree/Doctorate and applicable work experience will be considered separately, and both the education and applicable experience may count toward minimum qualifications.

Desired Attributes:

• Experience working with anadromous salmonids

• Knowledge of salmonid life history patterns and habitat requirements

• Experience working with other partners (biologists, stakeholders, landowners, volunteers, etc.), for protection of fish populations and habitats

• Experience summarizing, analyzing, and presenting biological data

• Experience operating non-motorized boats in swift water and motorized boats on lakes

Contact Information

Application Details and Instructions 

• Your application helps determine your starting salary. Be sure it accurately and thoroughly reflects your skills, experience, and education even if you don’t believe it directly relates to the position. We cannot accept any additional application materials submitted after the application deadline.

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• This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified people to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill other vacancies as they occur.

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• The salary listed is the non-PERS qualifying salary range. If the successful candidate is PERS qualifying, the salary range will reflect an additional 6.95%.

• Reasonable accommodations for interviews will be provided upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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