Now Hiring for 2014 Field Season- Now Closed.
Native
Fisheries Technician
Salary:
$10.99 – $17.41/hr
Opening
Date: 1/8/2014
Closing
Date: 1/17/2014
Position: Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
Resources - Moab Field Station is seeking to fill three (3) Wildlife
Technician positions. These are seven-month positions without benefits
available in Moab, Utah. The starting date is April 1st and will
continue through October 2014.
Responsibilities: Assist with various field projects involving native and
endangered species of fish on the Green, Colorado, and San Juan
rivers. Duties include monitoring of native and nonnative fish
populations, using seining, raft mounted electrofishing, trammel-netting,
and larval light traps. All field work is carried out during river trips which
last up to 9 days. Technicians will be expected to row rafts, motor
skiffs and become proficient with all collection
techniques. Following field trips technicians clean and maintain
equipment, and prepare for future trips. Applicants MUST be agreeable to
mechanical removal and disposition of nonnative fish species. Project
technicians will also be responsible for data collection and organization.
Qualifications: Applicants must be willing to work a flexible schedule
under harsh and adverse field conditions and camp while conducting fieldwork.
Applicants must be willing to and capable of performing physically taxing tasks
and working outdoors in hot and/or rainy/cold weather. Field trips range from three
to nine day trips in remote canyon locations. Applicants are required to
be over 18 years of age, possess a valid driver’s license, and provide proof of
citizenship. Desired experience includes: scientific data collection,
whitewater rafting, motorized boat operation and maintenance, boat-mounted
electrofishing, fish netting and seining, fish identification, backcountry
or whitewater safety training, the ability to work independently, attention to
detail and mechanical aptitude. Housing is NOT provided although meals,
tents, sleeping pads, dry bags and all camp gear are supplied
during fieldwork.
You may also apply by mailing your
resume and cover letter to:
Katie Creighton – Project Leader
Utah Division of Wildlife
Resources–Moab Field Station
1165 South Highway 191, Suite 4
Moab, Utah 84532
