- Agency
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Location
- Astoria, Tillamook, Gold Beach, and Trout Creek, Oregon
- Job Category
- Temporary/Seasonal Positions
- Salary
- $2823.00/month
- Start Date
- 06/05/2023
- Last Date to Apply
- March 20, 2023 at 11:59pm
- Website
- https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Tillamook--ODFW/Biological-Science-Assistant--Fisheries-Project-Assistant-_REQ-121540
- Description
- Available jobs: Stream habitat and snorkel surveys Duration: June 5, 2023 – September 30, 2023 Locations: Astoria, Gold Beach, Tillamook Housing: none provided Available jobs: Stream habitat surveys Duration: June 20, 2023 – September 30, 2023 Location: Trout Creek Housing: Rustic housing available These are estimated dates. Length of season(s) may be shortened or extended depending on project needs, funding, or factors beyond the project’s control. What you will do: The employees in these positions will conduct stream habitat and/or juvenile snorkel surveys in Oregon streams. Duties include: • Describing channel morphology and instream habitat characteristics. • Assessing distribution and abundance of juvenile fish. • Keeping accurate and clear data records. • Hiking into and along streams daily. • Working in hot, cold, rainy weather and over rough terrain. • Occasional camping or backpacking in remote areas. • Communicating with the public to gain access to private land and to explain monitoring activities. • Working on a two-person crew on streams within a specific geographic area. • These positions require a flexible work schedule that varies in the number of hours worked on a daily basis, but not necessarily each day, or a work schedule in which the starting and stopping times vary on a daily basis, but not necessarily each day including most weekends and some night work. These positions may be physically demanding. Questions? Please contact Peggy.S.Kavanagh@odfw.oregon.gov
- Qualifications
- Minimum qualifications are not established for these positions; however, we are seeking applicants with the following related skills and experience (e.g., fish sampling, conducting habitat surveys, hydrology, or biological sampling and must be self-motivated, willing to work under a variety of conditions, and responsible for the quality of data collected) and who possess or are in pursuit of a Fisheries or Wildlife Science degree or related degree in biological/ecological sciences. Preference for interviews may be given to candidates with this background. More information on the Aquatic Inventories Project may be obtained at the following: http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/ODFW/freshwater/inventory/index.htm.
- Contact Person
- Peggy Kavanagh (Peggy.S.Kavanagh@odfw.oregon.gov)
