Permanent Fisheries Employment Opportunity; Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Classification: Experimental Biology Aide – 1 Permanent Position
Salary Range: $1,979 – $2,052 per month
Location: La Grande, Oregon.
Job Description: The employee in this position will participate in the collection of scientific data at hatcheries and in streams of northeast Oregon for the evaluation of steelhead and Chinook salmon hatchery programs. Principal duties will include assisting in spawning Chinook salmon and steelhead for hatchery broodstock, collecting snout, scale, and tissue sample data from adult salmonids during hatchery spawning and on spawning ground surveys, assisting with sampling and tagging juvenile salmonids at hatcheries and assisting with other projects as needed. Office work will include entering field data into a computer database, compiling those data for tables and graphs in annual reports, and mounting, pressing, and reading adult salmonid scales.
This position requires a flexible work schedule that varies in the number of hours worked on a daily basis, but not necessarily each day, or a work schedule in which the starting and stopping times vary on a daily basis, but not necessarily each day. This position may include weekend and some night work. This position may be physically demanding; employees will occasionally be working independently under adverse weather conditions in semi-remote areas.
Requirements: Applicants must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record.
Minimum qualifications are not established for this position; however applicants with related experience (e.g., prior work with salmonids, experience with data entry, data compilation, and report preparation) may be given preference.
To Apply: Applications will be accepted through 19 August 2011 or until the position is filled. We will interview those applicants who appear to be best suited, based upon an evaluation of their education and experience, relevant to this position. Email, mail or FAX a completed State of Oregon Employment Application form (PD100) to:
ATTN: LSRCP Permanent EBA
ODFW Fish Research
203 Badgley Hall
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR 97850
Phone: 541-962-3777
FAX: 541-962-3067
e-mail: Lance.R.Clarke@state.or.us
State of Oregon application forms can be obtained from the ODFW’s Jobs Page under seasonal jobs at: www.dfw.state.or.us/hr/seasonal_jobs.asp
Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. ODFW is unable to support VISA sponsorships.
If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form (PD100), you may call the ODFW human resources office at (503) 947-6051 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. Reasonable accommodations for interviews will be provided upon request to individuals with disabilities
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.