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Recruitment Bulletin
Fishery Biologist IV
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Position ID Number:11-5053
Application Period:10/29/2009 through11/18/2009 Position open to:All Applicants
Department:Fish & Game Division:Commercial Fisheries
Location:Juneau Region:Southeast
Salary:$4,976. 00Monthly Range:20
Job Status:Full-Time Bargaining Unit:GG
Job Description:
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Extended Jurisdiction (EJ) Section of the Division of Commercial Fisheries, is recruiting for a Fisheries Biologist IV position. This position is located in Juneau, Alaska. The primary responsibility of this staff biologist is to serve as an issue specialist for matters concerning the implementation of and changes to the state and federal fishery management plans for commercial King and Tanner Crab in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, the statewide scallop fishery, the salmon fishery, and the groundfish fisheries off Alaska.
The incumbent will work as a part of a team supporting the Commissioner's seat on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council by providing analysis and technical advice regarding the anticipated effects of Council regulatory amendments. In addition, this position coordinates efforts between state and federal agencies and between the Council and Alaska Board of Fisheries for fisheries requiring joint management responsibilities.
This position offers an unparalleled opportunity for involvement in policy development in some of the nation's largest and most valuable commercial fisheries.
Our ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience:
- Experience working with state/federal inter-jurisdictional issues;
- Knowledge of the Alaska Board of Fisheries and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council;
- Experience with groundfish or shellfish stock assessment methods, systems of catch accounting and groundfish or shellfish observer programs in state or federal fisheries;
- Experience using commercial fisheries harvest and processing data to describe or analyze commercial fishing fleet demographics, participation, catch history, and landings patterns;
- Familiarity with Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA ) as they relate to fisheries management;
- Exposure to analyses of federal or state commercial fishing regulations and/or fisheries management plans with respect to anticipated effects and implementation considerations;
- Familiarity with and ability to anticipate the types of impacts caused by fishery management actions upon targeted fishery resources, habitat, non-target species, and prohibited species by catch;
- The ability to work well as a member of industry/government teams, task forces, or committees and to set for long hours in front of audiences;
- Experience writing policy and briefing papers on the biology, effort, participation, and management concerns associated with fisheries management measures;
- Interest in developing fishery management policy advice and the ability to effectively communicate recommendations verbally;
- Ability to deliver formal presentations, speak in front of large, and small audiences, and to participate in group discussion; and
- Willingness to work through 9 days of meetings 5 times a year and an additional 10 to 30 days of several shorter meetings, away from Juneau, while demonstrating the ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet the demands and goals of the position.
View Class Specifications for this job:
Special Note:
Some positions may require training in specialized areas such as hydroacoustics, microscopic analyses, underwater research, fish habitat restoration or enhancement.
Minimum Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry or natural resource management.
AND
One year of advanced professional level biologist experience, specific to fishery resource management or research activities. The required professional biologist work experience is met by service as a Fishery Biologist I, Wildlife Biologist I, or Habitat Biologist I with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.
Substitutions: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college, which includes or is supplemented by at least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours in the fields listed above, of which 16 semester hours or 24 quarter hours are course work bearing course numbers of 300 or higher.
There is no substitution for the required experience.
Special Notice for Recruitment:
COVER LETTER
In your cover letter located on the Job Qualification Summary, you must highlight your knowledge, skills, abilities and experience as they pertain to the key responsibilities and desired strengths listed in the job description above.
In addition, your application package will be reviewed to determine if you possess the experience and strengths we are seeking in an employee. Your cover letter will be considered a writing sample and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.
WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your Applicant Profile, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full- or part-time. Applicant Profiles and Job Qualification Summaries will be reviewed to determine if the minimum qualifications are clearly met.
If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education and Training section of the Applicant Profile.
If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degrees Obtained field. Copies of transcripts will be required within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment. SPECIAL NOTICE
This recruitment may be used for more than one vacancy.
The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies. If you have successfully submitted your application online, a confirmation page will appear, telling you the date and time your application was submitted, and a confirmation email will be sent to you.
If you do not see a confirmation page, or if you do not receive a confirmation email within half hour after submitting your application, call the Division of Personnel to confirm that it was received successfully. Do make sure that you have the correct email address in your Applicant Profile, and that your spam filter will permit email from the 'state. ak. us' and 'alaska. gov' domains. FULL - TIME BENEFITS
Employment with the State of Alaska includes competitive benefits such as medical, dental, vision and life insurance, as well as 11 paid holidays annually, 2 days personal leave accrual monthly, 2 retirement plans and other optional benefits.
For more information regarding these benefits, please review the following web site:
http://w. state. ak. us/local/akpages/ ADMIN /drb/home. htm
Additional Required Information:
Within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment, applicants must provide the following documentation to the contact person listed below:
A copy of your college transcripts, if using education to meet Minimum Qualifications. Additionally, applicants selected for an interview will need to provide three
- professional references and a writing sample. The writing sample should demonstrate an ability to write policy or briefing papers for decision makers.
Contact Person: Stefanie Moreland
Date required by:
E-Mail Address: stefanie. moreland@alaska. gov
Mailing Address: PO Box 115526, Juneau, Alaska 99811-5526
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Phone Number: 907-465-6155.
