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State of Wisconsin · 16 hours ago

LTE Research Fisheries Technician (Plum Lake)

Plum Lake, WI

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$18/hr - $18/hr

The State of Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources is dedicated to preserving and enhancing Wisconsin's natural resources. They are hiring two Limited Term Employee Research Fisheries Technicians to assist with fisheries research at the Escanaba Lake Research Station, involving data collection, analysis, and fieldwork.

AssociationNon Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Interview anglers as part of the NHFRA compulsory creel census. Job duties include interviewing anglers prior to and after fishing events, recording all required permit information, accurately measuring, weighing, and sexing all harvested fishes, and data management

Maintenance of Escanaba Lake Research Station building, grounds, and equipment. Job duties include building upkeep, lawn mowing, landscaping, and maintenance and repair of all fisheries research field gear including boats, trailers, nets, and other equipment

Assist with all fisheries research field surveys. Job duties include fyke netting, electrofishing, gill netting, marking of fish, radio telemetry, PIT tag readers, the collection of length, weight, sex, and aging information from all surveyed fishes, and standardized limnological sampling

Conduct independent research related to high priority fisheries research needs of the Bureau of Fisheries Management at the direction of the Fisheries Research Team Leader and Northern Lakes Fisheries Research Scientist. Job duties include data acquisition, data visualization and statistical analyses, and report and manuscript writing