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/THEOUTSIDEIS IN US ALL./ Please remember to attach the required documents,Cover Letter and Resume. Applications missing the requested documents will be considered incomplete and may not progress further in the process. Documents not requested will not be considered in the recruitment process. The State Application is not a substitute for a resume. This position closes at 11: 59 pm Mountain time on March 15, 2024. You must apply through the State of Montana Career Site. Special Information: The term of these positions would be from approximately April 29, 2024, to October 25, 2024. It may be possible to accommodate other start and end dates. Working conditions involve outdoor work, often in inclement weather. Employee must work from a boat throughout the year; must be able to deploy and retrieve nets and haul large fish into a boat for extended periods; push boats through shallow areas of fast-flowing, large rivers. Employee must accept hazardous working conditions such as running jet boats on large rivers. Work often requires extended exposure to sun and high temperatures. Routine repair and maintenance of boat trailers and engines. Employee will work in large relatively remote stretches of the Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam and the North Dakota border. Overnight travel, both camping and staying in hotel rooms will be required. The incumbent will work independently with minimal supervision. Field and lab work is usually accomplished with no supervision. The work plan objectives and tasks are established by the fisheries biologist and manager. Monthly schedules are coordinated with the management biologist. Project direction and assistance is provided by the fisheries biologist, the regional fish manager, co-workers, and personnel from other agencies. Site specific projects and sampling protocols are often modified, designed, and initiated to facilitate completion of project objectives. The incumbent is expected to make decisions on a regular basis that concern the accuracy and timeliness of work products to conform with established criteria. The incumbent is required (on a regular basis) to adapt, adjust and develop study designs, methods, and techniques to best suit conditions in the field and to best meet the objectives set forth in the work plan. Fort Peck is located along the Missouri River in the plains of Eastern Montana. A wide variety of outdoor opportunities exist within the area. The county seat of Glasgow, MT is approximately 20 miles away with a population around 3,500. /Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply./ Job Duties: · Sampling and monitoring endangered Pallid Sturgeon · Collect fisheries data using a variety of gears in the Missouri River. · Gear that may be used, but not necessarily limited to include trammel nets, trotlines, boat electrofishing, larval netting, benthic trawling, trap nets, telemetry equipment, etc. · Navigate a jet boat in remote areas of the Missouri River. · Accurately identify, measure, and record data on all fish captured, operate telemetry equipment, complete habitat survey measurements, take water quality measurements. · Enter, analyze, and report data in written and oral form. · Assist in the maintenance of equipment and tools. · Position will be supervised by a fishery biologist and a Fisheries Technician. · Assist in public outreach events. Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience): * The knowledge, skills, and abilities of this position are normally attained through combination of education and experience equivalent to: · A bachelor’s degree in fish biology, fish and wildlife management, ecology, biology. · One year of job-related experience. */Other combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. / Title: Fisheries Technician 4 Location: Fort Peck Requisition ID: 24140559