Fish and Game Coordinator

Fish And Game Coordinator The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting for a Fish and Game Coordinator located in Kodiak, Alaska! What you will be doing: The Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is seeking a Fish and Game Coordinator in Kodiak. This is one of the most interesting and challenging positions in the Westward Region, responsible for directing, developing, evaluating, and managing all the division's research and commercial fisheries management activities for crab, scallops, Pacific cod, and rockfish in Kodiak, Chignik, Alaska Peninsula, and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management areas. This position serves as the Region IV crab fisheries scientific adviser, including participation in Alaska Board of Fisheries regulatory meetings and meetings of the NPFMC and associated panels, teams, and committees. The incumbent develops and administers traditional and innovative cooperative research ventures with other State, Federal, International, and private agencies, including the Nation Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Key responsibilities include, but are not limited: - Oversight of all shellfish and groundfish research activities in the Westward Region - Interface with the public and Alaska Board of Fisheries regarding controversial issues - Representative on multiagency, multi-jurisdictional scientific advisory committees, such as the Crab Plan Team of the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council - Develop, coordinate, and/or lead research projects encompassing state-managed fisheries within state waters and fisheries that are managed under a cooperative state-federal management regime - Work closely with groundfish and shellfish research and management staff, headquarters staff, federal agencies, and the public to ensure that some of the largest and most valuable fisheries in the world (Bering Sea/Aleutian Island and Gulf of Alaska groundfish and shellfish fisheries) are limited to a sustainable harvest in accordance with federal and state regulations - Prepare annual budgets - Review of all written reports developed by groundfish/shellfish research staff Minimum Qualifications A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, or natural resource management; AND Seven years of professional experience as a fisheries, wildlife, or habitat biologist that includes at least one year as a program manager or technical expert or two years at an advanced professional level. The program manager or technical expert experience is met by service as a Fisheries Biologist 4, Wildlife Biologist 4, or Habitat Biologist 4 and the advanced professional biologist experience is met by service as a Fisheries Biologist 3, Wildlife Biologist 3, or Habitat Biologist 3 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere. Substitutions: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college that includes or is supplemented by the following credit hours will substitute for the degree in a specific field: • at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, or natural resource management (excluding courses that focus on agricultural husbandry techniques, human population dynamics, or the design and manipulation of landscapes), of which 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) are upper division courses; and • at least 12 semester hours (16 quarter hours) in any combination of two or more of the following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, geology, hydrology, or GIS. A master's degree in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, or natural resource management will substitute for one year of the required professional experience. There is no substitute for the requirement for specific experience as a program manager or technical expert or at an advanced professional level. A doctorate in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, or natural resource management will substitute for three years of the required professional experience. There is no substitute for the requirement for specific experience as a program manager or technical expert or at an advanced professional level. "Upper division courses" means courses that are specialized, in-depth and advanced. Such courses emphasize problem-solving, analytical thinking skills, and theoretical applications, with depth and rigor in a discipline's theories and methods; specialization in a particular field or profession; refinement of general education; and/or development of specific intellectual and professional skills. Upper division courses are commonly identified in college catalogs as 300 level and higher. Additional Required Information REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Please provide at time of application submission: Cover letter Transcripts, if using to meet minimum qualifications (unofficial copies are acceptable). Resume/CV If selected, please provide the following at the time of the interview: Three professional references with current contact information. COVER LETTER A cover letter is required for this position and will be used as a writing sample. At the time of application, applicants must supply a professionally formatted cover letter that addresses (a) why they are interested in this position and (b) how their knowledge, skills, abilities, and qualifications relate to this position. Your cover letter along with supplemental questions will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. FIREARMS This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position. A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim. If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position. Contact Information For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager: Benjamin Daly, Regional Supervisor Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io View email address on click.appcast.io GovernmentJobs.com