Fisheries Technician
Please note, this is a permanent position, working 30 hours per week.
Our role
As trusted environmental stewards, Department of Environment professionals are committed to a healthy, sustainable and prosperous Yukon. Our people are dedicated to keeping the air, land and water clean, the responsible management of wildlife and fostering opportunities to connect with nature. We enrich governance through building our relationships with Yukon First Nation and transboundary Indigenous partners and through the application of both science and traditional knowledge in our decision-making.
Your role
As the Fisheries Technician, you’ll support our vision and values be providing technical and logistical support for a range of programs within the Fisheries unit including conducting fisheries inventories (population and habitat assessments for multiple of freshwater northern fish species including lake trout, lake whitefish, burbot, bull trout and Arctic grayling), data analyses including spatial analysis, report writing, and public outreach.
The successful candidate will have strong organizational skills, a well-developed sense of self-motivation, and excellent time management skills. The candidate will have strong understanding of the biology and habitat requirements of freshwater fish in Yukon and the principles of fisheries management. The candidate will have biological fieldwork experience, data entry and management experience, as well as technical experience in the care and maintenance of fisheries field equipment. The candidate will also have considerable analysis, writing and computer skills to allow them to effectively analyze, report on, and communicate technical information.
For more information about this position, please contact Cameron Sinclair, Senior Fisheries Biologist, at [email protected].
Please note: Please do not email your application to the above listed email address. All applications must be submitted through the online portal.
Essential Qualifications
To be considered for this opportunity, you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet the following qualifications in your resume. Be sure to highlight how the experience you have acquired aligns with the ‘must haves’ for this position, including the month and year for each work experience entry. Selection for further consideration is based solely on the information you provide in your resume.
- Bachelor of Science, or Diploma in biology, environmental sciences, or natural resources conservation/management with a focus on fisheries sciences;
- Experience with fisheries study design, logistics, and sampling methods;
- Experience leading freshwater fisheries fieldwork in diverse weather conditions;
- Experience tracking field equipment inventory and maintaining field gear;
- Experience with data entry, management, analysis, and the use of related software entering (spreadsheets, databases, statistical analysis tools); Experience with GIS tools such as ArcGIS, ArcMap, or QGIS.
Knowledge, Skills and Suitability
To support key objectives and operational needs of this position, candidates will be assessed on the following:
- Knowledge and strong understanding of biology and management of freshwater fish species, with an emphasis on northern species;
- Experience and demonstrable ability to communicate technical results through clear, accurate and concise technical writing and data visualization;
- Experience operating watercraft on small and large lakes
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent analytical skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong communication (written and verbal) skills
- Strong organizational skills and time management Self-motivation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Job Requirements: Lifting of heavy objects, and travel by vehicle/aircraft to remote locations are requirements of this position
Conditions of Employment: Valid Yukon Class 5 driver’s licence, Pleasure craft operator card within the first six months of employment.
Please do not provide a cover letter with your application. It will not be reviewed. Please limit your resume to 2000 words.
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