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Fish Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Posted 49 days ago
About the Role
This position is being filled using concurrent recruitment. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement FWS-ST-13013357-26-BLO. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. Both announcements are posted concurrently to ensure the organization can fill critical vacancies with the best-qualified candidates, consistent with the Concurrent Recruitment Working Standard.
What You'll Do
- →You will serve as a Fish Biologist in the U.S.
- →Fish and Wildlife Service, working in the Sea Lamprey Control Program at either the Ludington Biological Station in Ludington, Michigan, or the Marquette Biological Station in Marquette, Michigan.
- →In this role, you will support efforts to control sea lamprey populations and assess fishery conditions across the U.S. waters of the Great Lakes.
- →You will help carry out scientific fieldwork, data analysis, and cooperative activities that contribute directly to protecting and restoring Great Lakes fisheries.
- →Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
- →Developmental Duties (GS-7 Fish Biologist) Assist senior biologists with sea lamprey control and assessment work by following established protocols and supporting daily field operations across Great Lakes tributaries.
- →Adjust field schedules, locate sampling sites, and coordinate day-to-day work of same or lower-graded staff and contractors at remote locations.
- →Perform treatment and assessment tasks such as preparing chemicals, collecting water samples, conducting bioassays, measuring stream flow, sterilizing lampreys, and gathering biological and environmental data.
- →Operate, maintain, repair, and occasionally fabricate components for specialized fishery equipment, watercraft, ATVs, nets, traps, and lampricide delivery systems.
- →Install, monitor, and service instruments and equipment to support accurate treatment and assessment activities.
- →Handle aquatic organisms safely, monitor fish health, and document field observations while assisting with basic report preparation.
- →Maintain inventory, track equipment use, and help procure supplies while following administrative, safety, and hazardous-materials procedures.
- →Coordinate access with landowners and partner agencies and participate in outreach or public-facing activities as needed.
- →Developmental Duties (GS-9 Fish Biologist) Assist in planning field operations by helping draft annual work plans, identifying needed tools, summarizing biological data, and preparing materials for supervisory review, gradually building skills in selecting sampling sites and organizing field schedules.
Requirements
- ✓Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- ✓Direct Deposit participation required.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more, visit www.dhs.gov/EVerify/.
- ✓Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
- ✓Must meet medical standards required to safely perform strenuous field work, including passing a pre-employment medical examination and maintaining medical clearance through periodic exams.
- ✓Must successfully complete a physical capability test, which includes lifting, carrying, and emptying containers of lampricide (approximately 50-60 lbs), immediately upon entering on duty and periodically thereafter.
- ✓Must apply for and maintain a Government travel charge card; failure to obtain or maintain the card may result in removal from the position.
- ✓Must properly wear required uniform components, in accordance with Service uniform policy.
- ✓May be required to obtain and maintain pesticide applicator certification depending on duty location and program needs.
- ✓Work Environment and Physical Requirements: This position involves strenuous outdoor fieldwork in remote areas, requiring long hikes over uneven or steep terrain, working directly in streams, and performing frequent physical movements while carrying heavy equipment.
- ✓Fieldwork occurs year-round in very hot, cold, wet, or otherwise adverse weather and includes exposure to swift water, chemicals, machinery, and other hazards that require protective gear.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6406924e-f04c-46d3-9930-5ae3e7726d39
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