Wildlife Biologist II

Job Description: The UDWR Moab Field Station is looking for a native aquatics biologist II (Wildlife Biologist II) to join our team. Incumbent will serve as Principal Investigator on various fisheries projects on the Colorado, Green, and San Juan Rivers with the goal of monitoring, researching, managing, and recovering the endangered and threatened fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin. Candidate must have strong desire to spend long field season (March-October) on multi-day river trips in remote canyons of the Desert Southwest. Key responsibilities and day to day responsibilities of this position: As a native aquatics biologist, you will: Serves as Principal Investigator for several fisheries research, monitoring, and management projects; design, plan, and implement scientific studies. Lead multi-day field efforts in remote river locations with crews up to 9 people. Collect, record, and manage accurate scientific data in accordance with complex sampling protocols. Capture fish using various methods including raft and boat-mounted electrofishers, seines, trammel nets, light traps, and hoop nets. Identify, measure, and PIT tag endangered, native, and nonnative fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin. Analyze data to answer research questions, model population trends, and support management decisions. Report and present findings in formal and informal settings, in written and verbal forms.