AFS-Washington British Columbia Chapter

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Looking for jobs in the fisheries field? Here are some links to job sites in the West that might help! If you have any job openings you would like to have posted, send the position information (title, agency/location, description, salary, deadlines, and contact information) to the current Communications Director.

Title: Senior Biologist
Agency: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Location: Fraser & Interior Area Delta and Kamloops, BC
Salary: $76,280 to $98,208
Application deadline: June 19, 2018 – 23:59, Pacific

Description:

The immediate need of the resulting pool will be to staff Senior Biologist positions within the Fraser and Interior Stock Assessment and Resource Management Programs at full or part time hours and for various tenures. It may also be used for similar positions within Fisheries and Oceans in the Pacific Region.

See full details here: https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1169424

Title: Resource Management Biologist
Agency: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Location: Annacis Island office, BC
Salary: $60,653 to $82,590
Application deadline: June 25, 2018 – 23:59, Pacific

Description:

The Resource Management Biologist (BI-02) works with a multi-disciplinary team of Resource Managers and Biologists to provide biological advice in support of the conservation and sustainable management of fish stocks.

The immediate vacancy being filled with this staffing process requires an individual to assist with the management of Pacific salmon fisheries by preparing memos, technical reports and publications to share analytical methods developed. This individual will participate in fishery planning meetings by providing scientific advice to managers, Indigenous groups and public stakeholders and will be responsible for building and running statistical models using a variety of statistical programming software.

In addition to filling this immediate vacancy, this staffing process will also result in a pool of qualified candidates which will be used to fill future vacancies and/or staffing needs. Future vacancies may require similar skills to the current position or may be less focussed on statistical programming and require supervision of technical staff, analysis of fisheries catch and effort data or project planning/management.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada encourages motivated and qualified candidates with an interest in a unique opportunity to contribute to the conservation of Canada’s Pacific salmon stocks to apply to this position.

See full details here: https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1173487

Title: Manager – South Coast Fishery Policy Lead
Agency: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Location: Montesano, WA or Olympia, WA
Salary: $4,706.00 – $7,269.00 monthly
Application deadline: Continuous, first review May 29, 2018

Description:

The South Coast Fishery Policy Lead is the Fish Program policy lead for the Grays Harbor Basin Salmon Management Policy (C3621) and the Willapa Bay Salmon Management Policy (C3622) and is responsible for developing recommending policies revisions for Fish and Wildlife Commission (Commission) consideration. This position manages the commercial and recreational finfish fisheries in Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay consistent with the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), Washington State policies, Federal Court orders and comanagers agreements. This position facilitates cross program and cross regional communication to develop solutions to address Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay fisheries and management issues.

See full details here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/2080055/manager-south-coast-fishery-poli

Title: Southwest Region 5 Director
Agency: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Location: Ridgefield, WA
Salary: $80,000.00 – $103,764.00 Annually
Application deadline: Continuous

Description:

This position is the regional policy lead for Region 5 and is the Director’s voice in the region on all matters related to implementation of the WDFW’s mission. This position, in collaboration with Assistant Directors, ensures a highly functional regional management team that is working in close coordination and with excellent communication to deliver each program’s independent and shared goals.

The Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for a dynamic and creative individual with strong interpersonal skills and a desire to lead and provide strategic direction to this key position. The successful applicant will partner with agency leadership to implement a diversity and inclusion strategy that is executed at the regional level by supervisors, managers, and staff.

See full details here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/2050670/southwest-region-5-director-exempt-band-3

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