• Develop monitoring objectives, metrics, targets, and goals for hatchery programs.
• Develop standardized data collection protocols while ensuring estimates of accuracy and precision are at appropriately addressed and evaluated.
• Establish an iterative process for engaging regional and hatchery staff in the development of the plan.
• Work within the constructs of the agency’s Hatchery Policy, as it relates to monitoring and evaluation, and adaptive management.
• Where applicable, develop statistical models to address monitoring objectives using R or other appropriate platforms.
• Collaborate with agency scientists and biologists to ensure the M&E Program supports and is consistent with the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Hatchery Policy (C-3624).
• Conduct and review annual analysis of monitoring objectives.
• Develop a standardized reporting format for M&E results while identifying progress and challenges.
• Develop statistical models, or use existing models, to compare hatchery program alternatives intended to achieve program goals while balancing risk to natural populations. Conduct this work in close coordination with the WDFW Hatchery Policy’s Technical Procedures Document.
• Establish a communication plan for internal staff (Science, Hatchery and Regional) designed to solicit support and feedback on the development and implementation of the M&E Plan.
• Establish a similar communication plan for external staff including tribal co-managers and other interested organizations.
• Analyze and interpret data and synthesize results.
• Communicate the value and results of their work with both internal and external scientists, conservation, and recreational/commercial fishing organizations.
• Identify funding opportunities and apply for grants to support continued research.
• Prepare agency reports and peer-reviewed publications addressing the most significant challenges and outcomes as related to hatchery program adaptive management.
• Present study results at local, regional, and national professional meetings.

• Work Setting, including hazards:
  • This position is stationed at the Headquarters office in Olympia (Natural Resources Building). The incumbent will generally work in an office environment and telework will be possible per WDFW’s Hybrid Workplace Guidance and an approved telework agreement.
• Schedule:
  • The incumbent will generally work in an office environment on a 5-day, 40 hour/week schedule.
  • This position may collaborate with staff working in the field.
• Travel Requirements:
  • Sporadic travel, primarily within Western Washington.
• Tools and Equipment:
  • Personal computer with necessary software, smartphone.
• Customer Interactions:
  • This position will interact with tribal co-managers, state and regional recovery board staff, and other state and federal scientists.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Closely related qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-by-year basis.

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  A Master's degree in wildlife, habitat, or fisheries science, biology, zoology, or in mathematics with emphasis on animal population biology, or closely allied field.

• Four (4) years of professional experience designing, conducting, and supervising multidisciplinary wildlife, habitat, or fish-related research studies.
  

• Three (3) years of experience as a Fish and Wildlife Research Scientist 1.

• A doctoral degree in one of the above fields of study may substitute for one year of the required experience.

• Descriptive, comparative, and advanced statistical approaches.
• Successfully writing peer-reviewed research articles to include three articles published or in press in refereed literature (two articles must be a senior article, the third must be as senior or secondary author).
• Coding in and modifying existing code of statistical programming languages and/or platforms, including R.
• Training personnel, assigning work, evaluating performance, and providing feedback.
• None of the above.

• Develop and execute analytical approaches to address scientific hypotheses, and ultimately draw conclusions from biological data based on facts and evidence.
• Design studies to estimate life-stage survival, abundance, or other population parameters (e.g., redd surveys, area-under-the-curve methods, mark-recapture, and others).
• Have strong critical thinking skills.
• Set clear project objectives, develop a work plan and meet deadlines.
• Set and achieve interim project milestones consistent with long-term research priorities.
• Plan research expenditures and track budgets.

• Hatchery sampling techniques as well as fisheries sampling methods.
• Salmonid behavior, life history, ecology, and population dynamics.
• Basic hatchery operations and techniques used for anadromous salmonids.
• Fish population dynamics.
• Sampling theory.

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
• A current resume.
• Three professional references.

• Email a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22 or USDVA signed verification of service letter to RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov.
• Subject line should include recruitment number, position, and Vet (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – Veteran)
• Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

• Notify us of your military spouse status by email at RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov.
• Subject line should include recruitment number, position, and MS (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 – MS)
• Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.