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Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is recruiting candidates to the fill the role of Fisheries Technician 2 - Lab Manager at the Dworshak Reservoir and Lake Pend Oreille in Coeur d\'Alene, Idaho.

Position/Project Specifics:

The Fisheries Research team in the Panhandle and Clearwater regions is seeking a full-time Senior Fisheries Research Technician that will serve as a Lab Manager to assist with fisheries research projects on Dworshak Reservoir and Lake Pend Oreille. The position will be in charge of coordinating logistics for various field and lab efforts. The position will also help lead field sampling and lab processing for annual limnology, mysid shrimp, and kokanee monitoring.

\ Duty station is in Coeur d\'Alene, Idaho and temporary housing is available in Farragut State Park. Start date of March 1, 2026 but is flexible depending on applicant availability. Applicants with or without reasonable accommodations may be required to work long hours in varying and often inclement weather conditions, hiking steep and/or slippery terrain, and lifting and carrying items weighing up to 60 lbs. The work schedule can be irregular at times and includes occasional weekend work, night work, and overnight stays in the field. Valid driver\'s license required.

Responsibilities:\ \

Coordinate field and lab work logistics and scheduling to help ensure

projects are completed within a timely manner\

Lead kokanee field sampling and planning, including completing

trawling and hydroacoustic surveys at night and ensuring equipment is functional\

Lead kokanee lab processing, including processing scales and otoliths,

identifying thermal marks within age structures, and finalizing data for age and origin analysis\

Lead limnology, zooplankton, and mysid shrimp field and lab sampling,

including operating boats during the day and night to collect samples, coordinating with a contracted limnologist to ensure samples are processed on time, and processing mysid samples in the lab\

Maintain watercrafts, field gear, lab equipment, workspaces and remote

facilities as needed; facilitate repairs as needed\

Lead data entry, QA/QC, and organization to ensure data is ready for

analysis\

Assist with other field efforts as needed, including but not limited

to boat electrofishing, redd count surveys, gill netting on large vessels, and maintaining acoustic telemetry equipment\

Assist with other lab efforts as needed, including but not limited

processing aging structures for age and growth analysis for several fish species\ \ Required Qualifications:\ \ Experience operating a variety of watercrafts in various weather conditions\ Experience leading field and lab crews and planning necessary logistics\ Demonstrated ability to work independently and in team settings\

Experience entering and organizing biological data\

Demonstrated ability to follow established sampling and data entry protocols with high attention to detail\ Demonstrated high degree of initiative and problem-solving ability\

Ability to interact with the public in a professional manner\

Bachelor\'s degree in Fisheries or related field, or equivalent experience and training.\ \ Desired Qualifications:

\ Experience processing and aging fish aging structures in a laboratory setting\ Experience operating, hauling, and/or maintaining trawling vessels\

Experience maintaining boats, field equipment, and lab equipment and making minor repairs as needed\ Experience navigating boats at night using radar technology\

Experience processing and tagging fish and collecting biological samples\ Experience identifying thermal marks on fish otoliths for age and origin analysis\ Experience analyzing, summarizing, and writing biological fisheries data\ Experience analyzing data using Microsoft Suite and/or R software

Essential Functions: Included in this band are skilled technician positions. Some functions performed by employees can be identical to those performed by fishery biologists at the entry-level or advanced entry-level. The distinction in titling is intent.Positions in this group and pay band are not intended to lead to higher level, professional Fishery Biologist 2 positions.

(The functions listed below are characteristic of the @type and level of work associated with this group and pay band. They are not all-inclusive. Individual positions may perform some or all, as well as other similar work.)

Lead and participate in survey crews that conduct fishery presence/absence research, recreational/commercial fishing surveys, anadromous fish escapement surveys (carcass, redd, trap/weir, snorkel, etc.), or tag detection and mark recovery surveys. Make standardized observations such as species identification, length, weight, behavior, growth, survival, reproductive condition, fin clips or tags, and/or signs of parasites

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