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Oregon State Job Bank Fish & Wildlife Biologist Full-Time in Coos Bay, Oregon
REQUIREMENTS: \' Must be at least 25 years of age per vehicle use policy. \' Valid driver\'s license, adequate transportation, and eligibility to operate GSA vehicles required. \' Bachelor\'s Degree in Biology, Fish and Wildlife Management, Zoology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline required. \' Two years or more experience in the collection, management, analysis, and reporting of environmental data (including habitat and/or fish) and laboratory work. \' Knowledge of species identification, taxonomy, fish and wildlife surveying, tagging, and monitoring. \' Requires the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with federal, state, county, and local governments, and the ability to work well with Tribal members, the general public, private landowners, and stakeholder organizations in a courteous, professional, and efficient manner. \' Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. \' Must possess reasonable ability to communicate in English. \' This is a Covered position and is subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal history background check, which includes fingerprinting. \' Must have employment eligibility in the United States. \' Indian preference will be observed in the hiring process. JOB DUTIES: \' Works as part of a team as well as independently to implement the Tribe\'s Environmental and Forestry Programs. \' Responsible for field monitoring for biology-specific parameters: flora, fauna and other biological parameters that supports the Tribe\'s mission, and vision as well as the Tribe\'s Water Quality Standards throughout the Tribe\'s area of interest. \' Performs fish and wildlife surveys (observing behavior, collecting specimens, tagging, population dynamics) for culturally significant and endangered, threatened, sensitive, and candidate species found on the Tribe\'s Forest Tracts and other specified areas within the Tribe\'s ancestral territory. \' Performs fish and wildlife habitat (summer, transitional, and winter; including high quality cover, forage, security, travel, and water resources) monitoring for culturally significant and endangered, threatened, sensitive, and candidate species found on the Tribe\'s Forest Tracts and other specified areas within the Tribe\'s ancestral territory. \' Evaluates species objectives and management needs; developing individual stewardship plans for culturally significant and endangered, threatened, sensitive, and candidate species found on the Tribe\'s Forest Tracts and other specified areas within the Tribe\'s ancestral territory. \' Engages in adaptive management decision-making to ensure that forestry management practices comply with the Tribal Conservation Management Plans. \' Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots associated monitoring equipment (sondes, field sampling equipment, small inland vessel, etc). \' Reinforces the basic laboratory facility hygiene, ensuring cleanliness and organization. \' Aids as needed in quality assurance requests, such as health and safety, updating SOPs and QAPPs, QA/QC of laboratory data. \' Assists with updates to relevant components of the EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan HOURS: Full time PAY: \$70k per year DOE WORKSITE: Coos Bay and/or Florence, Oregon