Fisheries Scientific Technician II

Puyallup Tribe of Indians • Tacoma, WA

10d

About The Position

The Scientific Technician II will work under direction of the Puyallup Tribal Fisheries staff to monitor juvenile salmon using rotary screw traps on the Puyallup and White Rivers.

Requirements

• Minimum requirement of an A.A.S., in addition to two years of field experience in fisheries; or a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Environmental Science or related field from a four-year college or university.
• Must have beginning to intermediate computer skills in Excel and Word and be able to accurately enter and compile data into a computer spreadsheet.
• Also must be comfortable working in and around boats in inclement weather.
• Must have and maintain a valid and unrestricted Driver’s License and proof of auto insurance.
• Driver’s License must not contain any restrictions that would otherwise prevent an employee from operating a GSA vehicle and complying with the Tribe’s Vehicle Use Policy.
• Required to successfully pass a background check prior to hire.
• Required to be on-call and within 35 miles of the trap and available to respond to emergencies when on shift.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work alone and at night.
• Mechanical ability
• Identification/knowledge of juvenile/adult salmonids and other freshwater species
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups and employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret information from various types of graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to the job from detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving potentially dangerous situations in a safe manner.

Responsibilities

• Help install, maintain and monitor rotary screw traps in the Puyallup and White Rivers.
• Sample and collect data in the field; including identification of juvenile pacific salmon and other local freshwater species, taking/recording length, collecting scales and DNA tissue, and PIT tagging.
• Perform trap calibration experiments using mark-recapture methods for a variety of juvenile salmon species.
• Enter field data collected into excel database for analysis, includes QA/QC.
• Work in inclement weather during day and night shifts to protect trap from flood damage and debris.
• Perform other fisheries/water quality duties as assigned, which may include: cleaning raceways/hatchery maintenance, commercial sampling, adult spawner surveys, water quality monitoring, and beach seining.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree