Lodi, CA

Position Title: Supervisory Fish Biologist

Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Location: Lodi, CA

Position Overview: The Pacific Southwest Region Fisheries Program provides staff to support the management of aquatic species and conservation of aquatic habitats in California, Nevada, and Oregon’s Klamath Basin. The Fisheries Program undertakes a variety of population management and habitat restoration activities, many of which are directed by Congressionally legislated and court-mandated authorities, Treaty and Trust responsibilities, and national program goals. These activities rely upon the development and application of technical and scientific information in fish population assessment and management, aquatic ecosystem assessment and management, captive propagation of endangered species, and management of aquatic invasive species, with emphasis on the protection, restoration, mitigation and enhancement of species listed by the Service under the Endangered Species Act, anadromous salmonids, and other imperiled species within the Pacific Southwest Region. The Fisheries Program provides line supervision for three Fish and Wildlife Offices, two National Fish Hatcheries, and one Fish Health Center.

Duties:

• Serves as the office’s Data Management Supervisor. Primary responsibility is to ensure that adequate resources are available to support data management of multiple large aquatic monitoring programs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Duties include ensuring that (1) Data Stewards, Custodians, and Producers follow applicable policies and practices, (2) Data are covered under a data management plan, (3) Data meets quality, privacy, and other standards, and (4) Metadata are comprehensive and high quality.
• Serves as the office’s Special Studies Supervisor. Primary responsibility is supporting non-supervisory biologists who lead studies aimed at improving the scope and quality of fish and water quality monitoring operations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
• Leads and supervises project teams of professional and technical personnel, volunteers, and personnel from cooperating agencies including Federal and State fishery resource agencies, private non-government organizations, (NGO’s), and Native American Tribes in a variety of scientific field studies and programs in fishery biology and fishery management.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work; develops performance standards and performance evaluations for personnel; gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees.
• Develops, coordinates and implements fishery management plans and habitat protection guidelines to meet Federal responsibility for fishery resources investigations.
• Provides technical advice, guidance and recommendations to fish management entities and recommends/justifies appropriate resource management strategies.
• Contributes to the budget, planning, and work plan preparation, negotiation, and execution for fishery activities and associated permitting requirements.
• Prepares written or oral presentations and authors annual and peer reviewed technical reports summarizing the results of field studies.

Qualifications:

In order to qualify for this position you must possess both the Basic Requirement and Minimum Qualifications Basic Requirement:

Degree: major in biological science that included:

• At least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and

• At least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.) OR

2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Minimum Qualification [GS-11]
1. One full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Experience includes the following: (1) Provides supervision and/or has mentored biological personnel responsible for conducting and disseminating studies aimed at improving monitoring programs for fish species of conservation, cultural, and/or economic importance; (2) program monitoring of data managers tasked with maintaining and improving large databases of long-term fisheries and environmental data; (3) Planning and coordination of fish monitoring projects and scientific investigations; (4) Collaborating with multiple internal and external partners to enhance fisheries conservation and management efforts. NOTE: Your resume must contain sufficient information in these areas to be found qualified.
OR
2. Completion of three years of progressively higher-level graduate education at an accredited college or university leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a major study related to fisheries/aquatics. You must provide a copy of your college transcripts to support educational claims.
OR
3. An equivalent combination of professional experience and graduate level education beyond the second year which together equals 100% of the requirements. (When combining education with experience, first determine the total qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; then determine the experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; finally, add the two percentages. (The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.)

Salary/Pay: $90,310 – $117,400 per year

Application Deadline: 7/26/2024

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.