Fish Biologist

Job Title

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop and review comprehensive hatchery management plans and coordinate with other fishery programs that affect biological resources such as fish culture, hatchery quality control, fishery management assistance, and assessing fish populations.
• Plan and conduct a wide variety of complex investigations, including data design, collection and analysis of biological data to evaluate fish culture techniques, land and water impacts and assist with implementing hatchery reform initiatives.
• Plan and conduct a wide variety of complex investigations, including the design, collection and analysis of biological data pertaining to species reared and released from National Fish Hatcheries.
• Plan and conduct inspections and evaluations of existing projects to ensure legal standards and other requirements are met.
• Communicate and coordinate with the public, partners, agencies and Tribes; present project results at meetings and respond to inquiries consistent with Service policies.

The White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.

Salary Information

GS-07: Step 1: $50,460 - Step 10: $65,599 per annum. GS-09: $61,722 - Step 10: $80,243 per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level.

This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.