Position Summary:

The Fisheries Technician III: Shellfish is a full-time, 40 hours per week position reporting directly to the Fisheries Department Shellfish Ecologist: Bivalve Lead. The Fisheries Technician III: Shellfish will primarily assist with day-to-day functions of Shellfish Program projects including all shellfish surveys, monitoring fisheries, SCUBA surveys, water property monitoring, and other grant-specific research projects. Work is performed both in an office and outdoor field environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree with course work in biology, environmental science, or other related science
• Minimum of one-year work experience in a relevant field
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint
• Classwork or professional experience with basic coding of data and statistics
• Certified in SCUBA diving
• Minimum rescue diver certification from accredited institution
• 40+ dives logged
• Interest in fisheries and/or natural resources including basic writing and simple data analyses

Preferred Qualifications:

• Practical field and/or laboratory experience in estuarine or marine biology, coastal oceanography, environmental and/or natural resources data collection
• Practical field and/or laboratory experience in estuarine or marine biology, coastal oceanography, environmental and/or natural resources data collection
• SCUBA:

  • Enriched Air Nitrox certification

  • AAUS scientific diver

  • Drysuit certified with >20 drysuit dives

• Familiarity with marine organisms of Puget Sound
• Experience with microscopy and utilizing dichotomous keys
• Experience operating oceanographic instrumentation, namely water property and level sensors, navigation, and Geographic Positioning Systems
• Experience in handling, launching, and retrieval of boats in area water
• Familiarity with ArcGIS or statistical computing software (e.g., RStudio or python)

License and Certificate Requirements

• Certified in SCUBA diving

  • Minimum rescue diver certification from accredited institution

  • 40+ dives logged

• Possess an active WA driver’s license (or ability to immediately switch to WA driver’s license if moving from out-of-state)
• Must have valid Washington state boater education card or be able to obtain one
• Current first aid, CPR, DAN O2 certifications or willingness to obtain certification

A complete application must contain a cover letter, CV, and the Swinomish application.

Priority application review begins 11.12.26, then open until filled