The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is dedicated to protecting native fish and wildlife, and providing sustainable fishing, hunting, and wildlife, viewing opportunities for millions of residents and visitors. Working throughout the state, WDFW's employees: field biologists, enforcement officers, land stewards, lab technicians, customer service representatives and others - manage hundreds of fish and wildlife species, maintain nearly a million acres of public wildlife lands, provide opportunities for recreational and commercial fishing, wildlife viewing and hunting, protect and restore habitat and enforce laws that protect fish and wildlife resources. Find out more about us and the important work we are a part of at www.wdfw.wa.gov<http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/>.
FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST 3 (Full time, Permanent) The Department of Fish and Wildlife is recruiting to fill one full time, permanent, Fish & Wildlife Biologist 3 position located in the Wildlife Program, Science Division. The duty station for this position is the Natural Resources Building, Olympia, Thurston County. This position serves as the wildlife data biologist and specialist responsible for biological interpretation, and analysis of game species data. Protocol survey and harvest data, including composition counts, age-structure and standardized pre- and post-harvest season population surveys, trapper and wildlife control officer reports of catch, and statewide projections of numbers of hunters and animals harvested, among other datasets, provide the foundation for harvest and population management goals for game species in Washington state. This position has the primary responsibility to solicit, synthesize, manage, interpret, and analyze biological resource information for game species, as well as conduct quality assurance and quality control. This position also provides data consultation, analysis, and reporting products that support game management plans and annual game status and trend reports. Development and maintenance of quality and accurate data products are key to maintaining population health and management success as well as guiding policy decisions and helping to ensure public confidence in harvest management strategies. This position reports to an IT Systems/App Spec 6 and interacts with other agency personnel, other government agencies, non-governmental organizations and the general public. Duties: * Responsible for the stewardship/management of statewide game harvest and population survey data. The position is responsible for independently synthesizing, managing, interpreting and analyzing spatial and tabular data. * Provides game data consultation, analysis, reports and map products. * Serves as the department technical expert on game population survey and harvest data products. * Participates in needs assessments for corporate data and databases. * Consults and tests the design of new databases, applications, and emerging technologies relevant to the assigned data management area (game species). * Responsible for development, maintenance, and execution of high-risk corporate data routines. * Assists with field work as needed to understand key survey protocols for game species in Washington State. For more information and to apply see: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/washington/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=1034112 Andrew Duff, CWB, PMP Wildlife Data Systems Manager Biological Data Systems, Wildlife Science Division Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capital Way North Olympia, WA 98501-1091 Phone: (360) 902-2362 Fax: (360) 902-2162 Mobile: (541) 292-4506 Email: andrew.d...@dfw.wa.gov<mailto:andrew.d...@dfw.wa.gov>
