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State of Wyoming · 1 month ago

Biologist Technician Fisheries 2025-02803

Fremont County, WY

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking to hire twenty-six Biologist Technicians - Fisheries to assist fisheries management crews with aquatic resource management activities. These seasonal positions will involve various fieldwork tasks and require physical labor.

Government Administration

No H1B

Responsibilities

Duties will be variable and may include electrofishing rivers, small streams, and reservoirs, gill netting and trap netting reservoirs and lakes, amphibian and reptile surveys, stream/habitat surveys, angler surveys, chemical restoration, data entry, and equipment maintenance

Biological technicians will assist with watercraft inspection and decontamination in cooperation with the state's aquatic invasive species program and assist with the aquatic habitat program

Candidates need to be willing to learn and successfully perform routine fisheries management tasks

Qualification

Fisheries managementAquatic resource managementData entryFieldwork experiencePhysical laborTeam collaboration

Required

Must have a valid driver's license

Applicants must attach a cover letter and resume with their online state application

Technicians must be able to work well independently with minimal supervision and work well with others on a small crew

These are field positions that require physical labor, such as hiking, wading in streams and rivers, and carrying backpacks

Fieldwork can occur in inclement weather, and some positions require occasional camping in the field

Successful applicants for employment must pass a background check before appointment

Preferred

Pursuing a career or degree in fisheries

High school degree plus experience in fish and wildlife resource management, research, or college coursework towards a degree in fishery or wildlife management, ichthyology, hydrology, watershed science, or other closely related fields