Fishery Biologist 1

Fishery Biologist 1

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting for a Fishery Biologist 1 located in Dutch Harbor, Alaska!

What you will be doing: This position serves as the lead dockside sampler for commercial shellfish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Primary duties include collecting size frequency, average weight, and species composition data from commercial shellfish landings in several ports in the region, interviewing vessel operators to obtain catch-effort information, entering and editing large amounts of fishery data into the regional database, training new dockside samplers, and updating sampling manuals. Additionally, this position may also sample commercial groundfish deliveries and assist management biologists with various fisheries management tasks.

The working environment you can expect: The position primarily works out of the Dutch Harbor ADF&G office in a professional setting that is open to the public, with frequent trips to local seafood processing facilities to sample commercial shellfish/groundfish deliveries. This position may also be required to travel to the remote ports of Akutan, King Cove, and Saint Paul Island for several weeks at a time to sample deliveries during the fishing season. This is a full-time permanent seasonal 8-month position.

Who we are looking for: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Familiarity and experience working with fisheries.
• Experience working in the field, collecting data, data entry, and data QA/QC.
• Experience using computers, software applications, and databases for data entry and to accomplish daily work.
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team in an office setting, and in a remote location without direct supervision.
• Ability to independently work a flexible schedule which includes working nights and weekends, which may require overtime.

Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, fisheries science, or natural resource management.

Additional Required Information: If selected, please provide at time of interview:

• List of three (3) professional references with current contact information, at least one (1) of which is a current or former supervisor.
• Transcripts, if being used to meet minimum qualifications (unofficial copies are acceptable).

Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits. The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.

Insurance Benefits:

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits:

• Group-based insurance premiums for
• Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
• Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits:

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program

Paid Leave & Other Benefits:

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve (12) paid holidays a year