Job description

Serious Applicants Only Please- Full Relocation to one of the home ports is required if you currently live more than 1 hour away. There is a full list of available ports at the bottom of this job ad.

Training starts on August 7th in Newport, OR. Please only apply if you can make this timeline work!

This is not a medical position- it is field work on boats! A completed Bachelor's degree is required!

These are some general videos about West Coast observing- please watch before applying.

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Are you looking for a financially rewarding career that offers independence, adventure, and practical experience in field biology? Do you want to play a critical role in the conservation and management of fisheries resources? If so, then Alaskan Observers, Inc. (AOI) has a perfect job for you!

Do you have these Mandatory Qualifications?

U.S Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status/ Green Card holder with valid passport

Covid Vaccination and Bivalent Booster

Completed Bachelor's degree with a major in a natural science such as Fisheries & Wildlife, Biology, Marine Science, Marine Biology, Ecology, etc.

A minimum of 30 credit hours in applicable biological sciences.

At least one course in both math and statistics.

Coursework that emphasized the use of dichotomous (taxonomic) keys.

Start date: August 7th 2023 West Coast Groundfish Observers live and work aboard commercial fishing vessels operating off the WA and OR coast and gather data essential to the sustainability of fisheries resources. Observers can expect to be sampling at sea on average 15 days/month, gathering fishing effort information, sampling for bycatch composition, and collecting biological data. While at sea, Observers live in extremely tight quarters with commercial fishermen. When not at sea, Observers live in their assigned home-port,

Home ports available are: Contracts go until 8/31/2024, with more work available after and a resigning bonus

Astoria, OR

Newport, OR

Coos Bay, OR

Westport, WA

Fisheries Observing is a challenging and unique position. This is not a 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. job--rather, twelve to fourteen hour days are the rule. Gathering, sorting, and weighing a sample at sea is a physically demanding job, and recording the data gathered requires a biologist's attention to detail. The work is further complicated by the fact that observers and fisherman have different objectives--diplomatic efforts on the observer's part, aimed at securing a mutually agreeable working environment, are often part of the job.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $4,225.00 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance

Schedule:

• On call

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Signing bonus

COVID-19 considerations:
Vaccination is required

Application Question(s):

• Have you taken a statistics course in college?
• Have you or would you be willing to be fully vaccinated?
• Have you used a dichotomous key in a college lab or course?
• Do you have a personal vehicle and valid driver's license?
• Are you willing to relocate to one of the home ports mentioned in the post?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person

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