Natural Resources Job Board

 

Job Responsibilities:
Incumbent will serve as the screw trap technician in IDFG’s Lemhi Effectiveness Monitoring Program in Salmon, Idaho.  This project monitors fishery response to restoration efforts in the Lemhi River basin to understand the effectiveness of various habitat actions, and help guide future restoration efforts through an adaptive management process. Sampling juvenile anadromous salmonid emigrants is an integral part of monitoring Idaho’s threatened populations of salmon and steelhead. The incumbent will be one of two technicians who will work in rotating multi-day shifts to operate three rotary screw traps. Incumbent will also help with various other duties listed below and if interested there are opportunties to conduct a research project. 

 

Primary duties include: 

-          Operating and maintaining three rotary screw traps

-          Handling, identifying, and PIT-tagging juvenile salmonids (including ESA- listed fish) 

-          Collecting biological data (weights, lengths, DNA, scales, etc.)

-          Assisting with data management (recording, organizing, and error checking in multiple databases)

 

Other specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to: 

-          Collecting physical (discharge, temperature, sediment) data used to prioritize projects

-          Maintaining field equipment and arrays

-          Spawning ground surveys 

-          Backpack electrofishing 

-          Work independently and with a crew 

-          Assisting with regional fisheries management projects throughout the region when needed (gillnetting, snorkeling, raft electrofishing)

 

Note: Must accommodate a flexible schedule (holidays, weekends, 3-5 nights at the end of the season), be willing to work for 10 consecutive days, willing to stay in travel trailers and/or camp in semi-remote areas, and work in adverse weather conditions.  This is an 5 month (non-benefited) position. Housing is not provided.

 

Please visit the following link and watch our “Seasonal Employment” video to see what types of opportunities are available to seasonal technicians.  https://www.facebook.com/IdahoFishGame/videos/vb.106210392621/864082404025462/?type=2&theater 

 

 

 

 

Qualifications: 
Applicants should have a BS degree in fisheries (or related field), or equivalent in job experience and training. Applicants must be detail oriented and have the ability to work alone with minimal supervision. Applicants must be able to lift up to 60 pounds, pack up to 40 pounds for several miles, and walk up to eight miles a day along stream banks and trails. Preference will be given to individuals proficient at operating screw traps, PIT tagging, species identification, and handling juvenile salmonids. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.

1)     Applicants must first register with Idaho Department of Labor (Reference Job # 2373242 at https://labor.idaho.gov.)        

2)      Complete the IDFG Application For Temporary Employment form, located at:

                   http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/about/employment/tempEmploymentApp.pdf

3)      Mail or email (preferred) the IDFG Application For Temporary Employment form, cover letter, resume, and three professional or academic references to:

Amber Young
 Idaho Department of Fish and Game
 99 HWY 93 N.
 Salmon, ID 83467

Contact Info - Phone: 208-742-7064

Email: Amber.Young@idfg.idaho.gov