Seasonal Research Technician - Petersburg, AK
About The Position
The Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association (SSRAA) has an opening for a seasonal fisheries research technician based in Petersburg, Alaska , with travel to other southeast Alaska communities, including Ketchikan, AK. This position will focus on the collection of biological data from Chinook, coho, and chum salmon at the local fish processing plants and assisting with the coded wire tagging process with an Autofish trailer at two SSRAA hatcheries. Tasks involved include but are not limited to the extraction of otoliths, the collection of sex and weight samples, accurately recording data for individual sample sets, following appropriate lab protocol for processing otoliths, and fin clipping juvenile Chinook and coho salmon. This position will run from approximately June 22nd to October 23rd. Starting pay is $19.90/hr or greater DOE. This position is full-time and requires a flexible schedule, with evening, weekend, and on-call work required. Housing in Petersburg may be provided if necessary. This position also has the potential to fulfill a university internship requirement. SSRAA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants may direct questions to Stephanie Warenement at [email protected]. The application period ends March 7th or until the position is filled.
Requirements
- Must be 18
- Must be on time
- Must be organized
- Must be dependable
- Work for extended periods without supervision.
- Able to work in cold, wet, noisy environments
- Must have a valid driver license
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
- Must be able to multi-task
- Must be able to recognize critical components of a process and adapt as needed
- Ability to work as a team and be a problem solver
- Maintain confidentiality when appropriate
Nice To Haves
- Pursuing a degree in fisheries or biology
- Experience in scientific sample collection
- Previous work history in this or related field
- Experience with otolith extraction
- Experience coded wire tagging
Responsibilities
- extraction of otoliths
- collection of sex and weight samples
- accurately recording data for individual sample sets
- following appropriate lab protocol for processing otoliths
- fin clipping juvenile Chinook and coho salmon
- assisting with the coded wire tagging process with an Autofish trailer at two SSRAA hatcheries
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
