Position Description and Application
Position Description:
This individual placement is meant to facilitate personal growth and professional development and promotes exposure to land management agencies and networking with agency professionals. This could include gaining experience in a variety of conservation fields and/or shadowing different work groups.
The member will provide support and assistance under the guidance and direction of FWS staff with the following duties:
- Assist spring River Herring Population Assessment using boat electrofishing, a ten year ongoing monitoring program;
- Assist Wild Fish Health Program (process American Shad and river herring);
- Assist Sea Lamprey nest counts and with eDNA sampling for Sea Lamprey and American Eel in study areas;
- Field and lab gear preparation and organization;
- General equipment maintenance including net repair, water quality meters, trailers (training will occur);
- Capture and field processing fish via electrofishing;
- Clean/mount fish scales on microscope slides;
- Read/evaluate mounted fish scales (for spawning history);
- Fish dissection, to remove otolith (ear bones for aging), scale samples, and gonad samples;
- Collect accurate field data, lab data, and others.
- Enter and summarize data, produse summary stats, figures and table for FWS use;
- Support FWS partners such as the USGS Conte Lab and assist in partnering research work, including Shortnose Sturgeon research..
Physical Requirements: This position requires physical exertion such as walking long distances over wet and rough surfaces while carrying up to 40 lbs.; bending, crouching, stooping, lifting or reaching. Hand and finger dexterity and physical coordination may involve fine and precise procedures, delicate adjustments or exact measurements.
Qualifications:
Required
- Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner.
- Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group.
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- A valid driver's license and an insurable driving record (documentation to be provided upon request).
- Willing to undergo and must pass required criminal history checks.
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Strong communication and organizational skills;
- Commitment to completing tasks thoroughly and on time;
- Ability to complete tasks independently and work well in a team;
- Commitment to adhere to scientific integrity in data gathering and processing;
- Ability and interest in working in the field with variable weather conditions and ability to lift 40 lbs. and walk long distances over uneven, wet surfaces;
- Passion for natural resource and fisheries management.
Education
- Competitive applicants for this position will be hold or be pursuing a Bachelor's degree
- Consideration will be given to education and/or experience in natural resources, biology, ecology or a related subject