26-Feb-19 02:47 PM
URL: https://www.psmfc.org/psmfc-info/careers_2018
Company / Organization: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Pay Rate: $17.32/hour
Type: Full-time
City: Belmont
State or Country if outside US: California
Application Deadline: 11-Mar-19
Description:

Title: Fisheries Technician 1 - Groundfish Catch Monitoring (19-1074) Location: Belmont, CA (94002) Anticipated Start Date: April 1, 2019 Position Type: Full Year, Full Time, Hourly/Non-Exempt Benefits Eligible: Yes | www.psmfc.org/benefits Salary Target: $17.32/hour Job Number: 19-1074 How to Apply: Online at www.psmfc.org/careers Closing Date: March 11, 2019 at midnight Group Definition: Fisheries Technicians perform duties related to the protection, preservation, propagation, and sampling of fish species and the preservation or enhancement of their habitat. They use knowledge of procedural requirements and processes to support the technical work of their unit. They provide practical technical support to research, operations, or program administration efforts. Position/Project Specifics: California Commercial Groundfish Fisheries Technician - Bay Area To promote the conservation, development and management of Pacific Coast fishery resources through coordinated regional research, monitoring and utilization. This job and our project is the monitoring aspect of the mission statement. The project's primary goals are to determine species composition of rockfish, flatfish and skate market categories; to collect biological information such as length and age composition for all groundfish species for use in stock assessments; and assist with inseason management of the fishery by reviewing landings data and trawl logbooks. This position samples the ports of San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. This is an ongoing full time/full year position. Standard hours, on office work days, are 8am-5pm, but field day hours vary and may require working late at night or very early in the morning. Work is in a cold and wet environment when working in the field. The position is split 50/50 between office and field work; however, seasonal variance occurs, with less field work in the winter and more field work in the summer. ** This position requires a valid driver's license and all offers of employment will be contingent upon passing a driving record check. **

Requirements:

A range of experience and education may be presented. At the lower end of the range, candidates must present six months of General Experience* OR one year of education above the high school level that included at least six semester hours in any combination of scientific or technical courses. An equivalent combination of experience and education is also qualifying. At the upper end of the range, candidates must present one year of Specialized Experience** OR a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with a major or at least 24 semester hours of coursework in any combination of scientific or technical courses. An equivalent combination of experience and education is also qualifying. Preference will be given to candidates with a 4-year bachelor's degree. *General Experience is (1) any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with biological sciences or the processes of the biological sciences. **Specialized Experience is experience that equips the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position being filled.

Point of Contact: Suzann Northup
Attachment: download