What you will be doing:
This position serves as a Fish and Wildlife Technician 3 at the Chignik weir from May through approximately early September. Applicants must be available for the entirety of the season in Chignik. This position is responsible for assisting in the installation, operation, and maintenance of a large, unconventional adult salmon weir, routine maintenance and upkeep tasks on state infrastructure, which includes scheduling and performing routine maintenance on three 20-kilowatt diesel generators, performing routine outboard engine maintenance, transporting and transferring fuel, keeping a log of fuel used as well as an inventory of fuel available, light construction duties, and maintenance of small skiffs. In the event of crew shortage, this position is also expected to assist in enumerating and identifying adult salmon through the weir and collecting age-sex-length (ASL) data from migrating salmon species. Both room and board are provided while in Chignik.

Our organization, mission and culture:
The Division of Commercial Fisheries strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's mission is to manage, protect, maintain, and improve the fish, game, and aquatic plant resources of Alaska. The primary goals are to ensure that Alaska's renewable fish and wildlife resources and their habitats are conserved and managed on the sustained yield principle, and the use and development of these resources are in the best interest of the economy and well-being of the people of the state. The field crew’s primary responsibility is to ensure returning salmon are provided sufficient opportunity to migrate through the weir and collect ASL data. The information that is gathered from these sources is essential to the management and harvest of commercial, sport, and subsistence salmon fisheries. This position directly contributes to the successful management of commercial fisheries by maintaining essential infrastructure.

The benefits of joining our team:
This position enables the incumbent to gain valuable experience working for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in collecting biological data from adult sockeye salmon, acting as part of a field crew at a remote weir site, enumerating escapement, performing maintenance, and observing the prosecution of commercial salmon fisheries in Alaska. This position also provides access to world class fly fishing, and other recreational opportunities in a pristine environment.

The working environment you can expect:
This position is located at a semi-remote field station on the Alaska Peninsula. The Chignik weir facility serves as the headquarters for the management of the Chignik commercial salmon fishery. The Chignik weir allows the benefits of field work such as working outside, collecting biological data, and living in a remote location, while still providing such amenities as running water, power, internet access, telephone service, and individual sleeping quarters.

Who we are looking for:
• Experience working at a weir
• Experience identifying salmonids
• Experience operating hand and power tools, and performing light carpentry duties
• Experience providing routine diesel generator maintenance
• Experience providing routine outboard motor maintenance

To view the general description and example of duties please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Special Note:

• Valid Driver's license is required.

High school graduation or the equivalent.
AND
Six months experience at the developmental level of fish and wildlife technician or aide. With the State of Alaska, this experience is equivalent to Fish and Wildlife Technician 2.
OR
One year of technical laboratory and/or field experience involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection; as a commercial fisher, guide, or trapper; or a subsistence hunter or fisher.

Substitutions:
An additional six months of work experience involving fish, wildlife, outdoor manual labor, or in a laboratory may substitute for the high school graduation or equivalent.
Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries, wildlife, or habitat protection may substitute for a maximum of two years of technical laboratory or field experience, involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection.

Special Requirements:
Work may involve exposure to animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, travel by boat or skiff, or contact with drugs and chemicals. Housing may consist of bunkhouses, vessels, or wall tents. Positions are seasonal or temporary.

Special Note:
"High school diploma equivalent" means one of the following: 1) a GED (general educational development); 2) completion of any basic adult education course equivalent to 480 class hours (16 weeks at 30 course hours per week); 3) acceptance in full standing by an accredited college or university; or 4) highest grade of school completed plus an amount of paid or volunteer experience that totals 12 years.

Fields of study comparable to fisheries, wildlife or habitat protection include aquaculture, biology, ichthyology, microbiology, ornithology, and zoology.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Documents requested at time of application:

• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are acceptable), if being used to meet the minimum qualifications.

Documents requested at time of interview, if selected:
If not already attached at the time of application, the following must be submitted to the hiring manager listed in the contact information below within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment, if you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications:

• The names and contact information for at least three (3) current professional references.

EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

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.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

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