Fisheries Technician I – Utah Lake Carp Management

Job duties
These positions are primarily tasked with assisting DWR biologist in the monitoring and removal of Common Carp on Utah Lake.  

Primary duties include:

• Deploy and maintain automated baited carp traps on Utah Lake
• Harvest carp using a variety of methodologies (traps, seining, gill nets, etc)
• Collect harvest and catch data (length, weight, species, etc) on a variety of fish species
• Tag carp, June suckers, and other species with PIT tags
• Maintaining equipment and sampling gear
• Secondary tasks include conducting creel surveys at community waters, assisting with monitoring of June sucker populations on Utah Lake, and other tasks as needed.

Job requirements and skills

• Applicants must be 18 years or older, have a valid driver’s license at the time of employment and must successfully pass a criminal history background check upon hire.
• Applicants should have the ability to work independently and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Preference may be given to applicants with a Bachelor of Science degree, or those actively pursuing or having achieved a university degree in biological sciences, and those available through Sept. 2.

Additional desired skills include, but are not limited to:

• Experience and ability to operate boats of 20-24ft, telehandlers/excavators, dump trailers.
• Experience with fisheries collection techniques such as gill nets, seining, trap nets, etc
• Experience with word processing and spreadsheet programs

Other
The typical work schedule is from Monday to Thursday, 10 hours per day. Occasional overnight and Friday or weekend work may be required. Applicants must be willing to conduct fieldwork for an extended period of time in a variety of weather conditions. Work requires physical exertion, and may require the ability to stand, hike, walk over rough surfaces, bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach and lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.