Responsibilities

Often referred to as ‘three parks in one”, Olympic National Park protects 922,651 acres of three distinctly different ecosystems – rugged glacier capped mountains, over 73 miles of wild Pacific coast and magnificent stands of old-growth and temperate rain forest. For more information about Olympic National Park visit: http://www.nps.gov/olym

The duty station for this position is Park Headquarters located in Port Angeles, Washington. For more information about Port Angeles and the surrounding communities visit: http://www.portangeles.org/

The selected candidate will work closely with the park’s Chief Fisheries Biologists to plan and implement the field components of several projects related to the protection and monitoring fish populations in Olympic National Park.

The selected candidate will serve in a lead role for field data collection, logistical planning, quality control, data entry, data processing, data summaries, and handling administrative processes for their assigned crew(s). The employee must have experience working with Pacific salmonids and experience conducting snorkel surveys, electrofishing surveys, creel surveys, genetic sampling, radiotelemetry studies, and spawner surveys in Pacific Northwest rivers. Experience with fish marking, weir operations, operation of motorized and non-motorized boats, and flying in fixed wing aircraft is preferred. The employee also should have experience working with federally threatened bull trout, Chinook salmon, and steelhead.

Employees will perform some or all of the following duties under the supervision of a fisheries biologist: 1) conduct monitoring of large river fish populations; 2) conduct spawner surveys in streams and rivers to estimate salmonid escapement in Olympic National Park; 3) participate in fish inventories; 4) conduct genetic sampling; 5) implement radiotelemetry studies; 6) conduct data entry and data management; 7) maintain field equipment; 8) conduct purchasing and other administrative duties; and 8) supervise up to five biological technicians.

Physical Demands: 1) hike long distances (up to 15 miles per day) on and off trails in riverine and coastal environments; 2) carry heavy loads (up to 50 pounds) including camping gear, backpacks, electroshockers, and batteries over long distances; 3) work alone in office environment and with other personnel in field for up to 10 days in park backcountry including weekends; 4) snorkel in rivers and streams; and 5) work and camp outdoors in a variety of weather conditions ranging from rain and cold to hot and dry. Approximately 75% of the work will be highly strenuous outdoor activity and approximately 25% of the work will be sedentary, with periods of extended sitting and concentrating in an office environment (e.g. during computer data entry) or outside in a front country setting.

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