Native Fisheries Technician
Salary: $10.99 – $17.41/hr
Opening Date: 1/9/17
Closing Date: 1/18/17
Position: Department
of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources - Moab Field Station is
seeking to fill several Wildlife Technician positions without benefits
available in Moab, Utah. These positions will begin in mid-late March. There
will be several long-term positions available that will run through October as
well as several more short-term positions available concluding in June.
Responsibilities: Assist with various field projects involving native and
endangered species of fish on the Green, Colorado, and San Juan Rivers and Lake
Powell. Duties include monitoring of native and nonnative fish
populations, using seines, raft and Jon boat electrofishers, trammel nets,
trap nets, larval light traps, sonic tracking and submersible PIT antennas. All
field work is carried out during river trips which last up to 10 days.
Technicians will be expected to row rafts, motor boats and become
proficient with all collection techniques, identification and tagging. 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
