Fisheries Biologist

AIS Inc•Juneau, AK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline. AIS is looking for a Fisheries Biologist to support NOAA’s Auke Bay Lab, RECA Program. Primary Function: The Fisheries Biologist will support NOAA at the Auke Bay Laboratory by processing fish and zooplankton samples, conducting laboratory analyses, and performing data entry and quality control in support of ongoing fisheries oceanographic research. Work supports long-term data sets related to the survival and recruitment of commercially important Alaskan fish species, including salmon and groundfish.

Requirements

0–3+ years of experience
Demonstrated ability to identify, enumerate, and weigh juvenile marine fish stomach contents
Applicants must be currently living in, or be willing to relocate to, the Juneau, AK area.
Must be able to work in the U.S.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals
Equal Opportunity Employer

Nice To Haves

A few semesters of college-level coursework in a field related to fisheries, oceanography, biology, social science, or natural science
One year of experience in both a biology and chemistry laboratory
Experience processing larval or juvenile marine fish, including identifying species at the larval and juvenile stages and dissecting otoliths, fins, and scales
Experience operating a bomb calorimeter or other instrumentation for measuring fish condition
Experience organizing field and laboratory data, including performing quality control procedures on both raw and electronic data
Proficiency with relational databases and structured query languages (QA/QC procedures)

Responsibilities

Inventory fish arriving at the laboratory and verify species, including Alaskan marine larval fish
Measure length and weight of fish samples
Remove otoliths, tissue pieces for genetics, RNA/DNA, isotopes, and coded-wire tags
Remove and analyze fish stomachs and tissues for diet and energetic work
Homogenize fish and analyze energy density using a PARR semi-microbomb calorimeter
Analyze lipid content and stomach contents of juvenile fishes
Prepare samples for isotope and thiamine content analysis
Enter data accurately and conduct quality control procedures on raw and electronic data, including use of relational databases and SQL
Prepare monthly progress reports covering accomplishments, issues encountered, and recommendations
Participate in single-day vessel surveys from Juneau, AK as needed to assist with oceanographic and fish collections