Vacancy Number: 4308-0000-0008-547 Salary Grade: 62 Hiring Range: $27579 - $27579 Department: ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Division: NC MARINE FISHERIES Type of Appointment: Perm Full-Time Location: WILMINGTON, NC Posting Date: 10/25/2007 Closing Date: 11/08/2007 Number of Positions: 1
Description of Work
THE MARINE FISHERIES TECHNICIAN II SUPPORTS THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT
BIOLOGIST ON FINFISH PROJECTS. THE TECHNICIAN II WILL WORK
ON A GILL
NET PROJECT AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS.
THE
TECHNICIAN WILL COLLECT FISH USING GILL NETS IN ESTUARINE
AND NEAR
SHORE OCEAN WATERS. THEY WILL ALSO USE SAMPLING GEAR (TRAWLS,
GILLNETS, SEINES, ELECTROSHOCKER ETC) TO COLLECT BIOLOGICAL
DATA FROM
VARIOUS HABITATS. IDENTIFY, MEASURE, WEIGH AND TAG FINFISH.
EXAMINE
THE
REPRODUCTIVE CONDITION OF FINFISH AND REMOVE AGING STRUCTURES.
PROCESS,
RECORD, COMPILE SUBMIT AND VERIFY BIOLOGICAL DATA. OTHER
DUTIES
INCLUDE: OPERATE AND MAINTAIN OUTBOARD MOTORS, BOATS, TRAILERS,
TRUCKS,
AND OTHER SAMPLING EQUIPMENT, LIFTING HEAVY CARTONS OF FISH,
COMPUTER
USE AND ABILITY TO WORK IDEPENDENTLY AND WITH OTHERS. NORMAL
WORK
HOURS
WILL BE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: ABILITY TO
IDENTIFY
MARINE/ESTUARINE SPECIES. FAMILIARITY WITH BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING
TECHNIQUES INCLUDING ELECTROFISHING; KNOWLEDGE OF RECREATIONAL
AND
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES AND ASSOCIATED FISHING GEARS; SKILL
TO OPERATE
AND
TRAILER BOATS; ABILITY TO OPERATE COMPUTERS; ABILITY TO MAINTAIN
SAMPLING GEAR AND THE ABILITY TO SWIM; A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE
IS
REQUIRED.
Training and Experience Requirements
GRADUATION FROM A COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE WITH AN
ASSOCIATE
DEGREE IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE
IN THE
FISHERIES INDUSTRY INCLUDING EXPERIENCE WITH VESSEL OPERATION;
OR AN
EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. MINIMUM
TRAINING
AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINEE APPOINTMENT - GRADUATION
FROM A COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE
IN
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF TRAINING
AND
EXPERIENCE.
INCLUDE VACANCY #08547 ON JOB APPLICATION FORM PD-107. RESUME
MAY
BE ATTACHED BUT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF STATE APPLICATION
FORM. APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED IN PERSONNEL OFFICE BY
5:00 PM
ON CLOSING DATE AND MAY BE FAXED TO 252-727-0559.
How to Apply:
An applicant must complete and submit a separate State Application
for
Employment form (PD-107), listing the position number and
job title for
the position applied for. DENR uses the Merit-Based Recruitment
and
Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Personnel
Act
with most qualified individuals. Resumes will not be accepted
in lieu
of a State Application for Employment (PD-107). Original
application,
signed and dated must be mailed to the contact person listed.
Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference for first-time employment
with
State Government should submit a copy of Form DD-214. All
relevant
experience must be listed on the PD-107 application form
to receive
proper credit; any information omitted from the application
form cannot
be considered for qualifying credit. Applications must be
received by 5:
00 p.m. on the closing date. Applications received after
5:00 p.m. on
the "closing date" will not be considered. When
a salary range is
posted the actual salary will be based on relevant competencies,
knowledge, skills and ability, training, internal equity
and budgetary
considerations pertinent to the advertised position. All
post-high
school degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.
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