Student Employment Job Board Posting: Department of Fish and Wildlife - Scientific Aid Position

Field/Industry Natural Resources & Science

Business Name Department of Fish and Wildlife

Contact Name James Lyons

Address P.O box 944209

Phone Number (530) 529-3295

Fax (530) 529-3295

Email Address James.Lyons@wildlife.ca.gov

Website www.wildlife.ca.gov

Job Position/Title Scientific Aid Position

Rate of Pay $15.68 - $18.60

Days / Hours 20-40 hours a week

Link to job application www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlld=300047

Job Description

The Central Coast Region's (Region4) Coastal Fisheries Team is looking for one Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid to work with a dedicated team of fisheries professionals to assist in the implementation of data collection and data management to further the implementation of the statewide Coastal Monitoring Plan for steelhead populations in Monterey County, primarily focused within the Big Sur River area. The selected candidate will assist with hiking streams to assesses limits of anadromy to finalize the development of the Sample Frame and will also conduct steelhead population assessments within this frame using a variety of field methods (e.g. sonar camera video, spawning surveys, snorkel surveys, seining surveys, electro-shocking surveys, fish tagging). Data entry and analysis are also key components for this position and the selected candidate will assist in the development statistically-valid status and trend steelhead population datasets.

Requirements

Possession of a valid driver license. and Either I Education: Equivalent to completion of two years of college with a minimum of 10 semester hours in biological or chemistry sciences.

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