Biological Science Technician

This is a Career-Seasonal position and subject to release and recall procedures. A permanent career-seasonal position includes all the benefits of permanent employment, but does not provide employment on a full year-round basis. As such, selectees will be in a non-pay/non-duty status for at least 2 weeks to 6 months per year based on project requirements or weather conditions. Selectees are guaranteed to work at least 6 months per year but not more than 50 weeks per year. Work season is generally January through mid-December.

Duties include:

• Identify, count, and monitor tropical coral species, marine fish species, freshwater fish species, freshwater invertebrate species, and Pacific aquatic/marine plant species by sight on field surveys.
• Collect chemical water quality field samples
• Collect physical water quality field data
• Use various types of software packages including image analysis, photo archive/database, spreadsheet, production, and database programs to manage, store, and produce technical reports and tables and analyze data.
• Serve as lead technician over field crews
• Schedule activities of volunteers and plan logistics in both marine and terrestrial environments
• Work unsupervised in the field in remote locations requiring overnight backcountry or wilderness travel
• Present scientific information at meetings
• Participate in dive team activities from shore or boat.
• Operate motorboats.

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