Fisheries Technician 2- Harvest Monitoring Project

Job description

Position/Project Specifics: Successful candidate will be part of the Harvest Monitoring Project within Idaho's largest anadromous fisheries for steelhead, Coho and Chinook salmon. Work is based out of Lewiston, Idaho to monitor fisheries occurring in the Clearwater River, lower Salmon River, and the Snake River drainages. Work will be a combination of field and office work. Primary field work is technician oversight, conducting angler interviews, and sampling harvest. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: assisting in scheduling monitoring efforts and equipment for up to a 15-person crew, training technicians on data collection, equipment maintenance, and assisting other projects as assigned. Office work will generally be writing summary reports, producing professional quality figures and maps, assisting in annual report writing/editing, and quality control of fisheries data. Previous work experience in fisheries, field supervision, data entry/analysis, and report writing is required. Candidate must be comfortable traversing steep rocky stream banks carrying a variety of field equipment, frequently in inclement weather. Candidate must possess excellent attent...