Job Announcement
Job
Title:
Field
Biologist
Job
Status:
Temporary Full -
Time
Department:
Natural Resources
Reports
To:
Natural Resource
Director
FLSA
Status:
Exempt
Revision
Date: 09-04
OPENS:
September
27, 2004
CLOSES:
until filled
SUMMARY:
Position
will facilitate and oversee completion of a basin-wide culvert inventory project
in Watershed
Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 01, which includes the Nooksack
River watershed. Completion
of the project is anticipated in early 2005. Extension of position is
possible, but not guaranteed.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
(1)
Oversee
2 field crews in the implementation of WDFW SSHEAR stream-based
inventories
of barriers for tributary streams in WRIA 01; assessment of blocked habitat
upstream and
downstream of each identified fish passage barrier, including considerable field
supervision,
QA/QC of field forms, and data entry and analysis.
(2)
Provide
quality assurance and quality control of culvert project field data collection;
manage
Microsoft Access database and ESRI ArcGIS geodatabase for barrier and habitat
data; assist
with summary and analysis of data to calculate Priority Indices for fish passage
barrier removal.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Position
will supervise 2 field crews of 2 technicians each for the culvert project until
field data collection
is completed, including 1 crew of tribal Nooksack Natural Resources (NNR)
technicians and 1 crew from
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA). Supervision will include:
(1) assignment of crews to
specific stream reaches; (2) monitoring of field data collection and daily to
weekly QA/QC of field forms;
(3) tracking crew progress; and (4) time sheet authorization of NNR technicians.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
Must
have a minimum of B. S. degree in fisheries biology, freshwater ecology or
related field. Relevant work
experience is highly desired.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS:
Successful
applicant will possess excellent oral and written communication skills and will
have experience with
grant writing and project management.
CERTIFICATES,
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Applicant
must possess a valid Washington
State Driver’s License, and be authorized to work in the United
States.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform
each duty and responsibility satisfactorily, and possess the required skills,
education, and experience.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential
functions.
PREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
1.
Prior experience in implementation of SSHEAR
protocols for fish passage barrier and stream habitat
assessment.
2.
Familiarity and experience with Microsoft Office
products (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
and ESRI GIS software (ArcView 3.xx and/or ArcGIS
8.xx), and with GPS.
3.
Understanding of salmonid biology, life histories,
and habitat requirements.
4.
Prior experience in supervision of field crews.
5.
Experience working with Native American tribes.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the
essential
functions. The
position will require the ability to work in the field both in streams and
rivers, and during
inclement weather.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this
job. This position requires both
office and field work. Field work entails working in large rivers and
streams at a range of flows and weather
conditions. Work schedule will vary from daytime hours during summer to
early winter to being more variable
but potentially including some evening and nighttime hours from late winter to
early summer. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty
and responsibility satisfactorily,
and possess the required skills, education, experience, certificates, licenses,
and/or registrations listed above.
| THE
NOOKSACK INDIAN TRIBE IS AN INDIAN PREFERENCE EMPLOYER - EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED BY THE INDIAN PREFERENCE ACT (TITLE 25, US
CODE, SECTION 473). |
Interested
persons should send Job Application, resume and cover letter to:
Human
Resources Department
P.O.
Box 157
Deming, WA. 98244
e-mail,
gbailey@nooksack-tribe.org
Treva
Coe
Nooksack Indian Tribe
Natural Resources Department
P.O. Box 157
Deming,
WA 98244
tcoe@nooksack-tribe.org
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