Swinomish Fisheries is hiring a quantitative fisheries biologist
From Julie Barber, Senior Shellfish Biologist – Swinomish Indian Tribal Community: Swinomish Fisheries is excited to announce that we are looking for an individual to fill a new, full-time, lead scientist position. The Quantitative Fisheries Biologist will report directly to Tandy Wilbur, the Fisheries Manager for the Tribe, but the individual will work very closely with our Shellfish Team.
This job will have numerous, diverse, duties but the three primary duties are:
- Lead biometrician for the Shellfish Team. This individual will lead or assist, depending on the project, with modeling Dungeness crab populations, investigating catch accounting, analyzing ecological data related to Olympia oysters, intertidal clams, water properties, and more. See this webpage to get an idea of the work we do.
- Lead shrimp biologist. This individual will need to determine data gaps (there are a ton), design, and execute shrimp studies to help us move toward more science-based decisions for the management of the fishery. Swinomish Fisheries expects publication of these efforts.
- Lead urchin and sea cucumber biologist and manager. This individual will oversee management and field work related to these fisheries. While not a requirement to apply, being a scientific diver with cold water experience is preferred.
Full job description and Swinomish application can be found here:
https://www.swinomish-nsn.gov/human-resources/job-opening/fisheries-quantitative-fisheries-biologist
A cover letter is required.
A few notes – this is a not a grant-funded position, which is exciting! Also, Swinomish offers a fantastic benefits package including health, vision, dental, retirement, and more. Salary range starts at 75K. Initial review closes on 1/19/2025 and then the job will remain open until filled (HR automatically sets the initial closure date, we have no say over that). Advanced degrees, even PhDs, are encouraged to apply.
Finally, this individual does not need to have experience working with shellfish. If an interested applicant has worked, say, modeling salmon populations and wants to switch to invertebrate fisheries, which are in dire need of attention in this state (and bring in more money than salmon), we would happily consider this applicant. We really need someone who is a strong biometrician with an interest in sustainable shellfisheries. Being able to work independently with very little oversight is a must, but we are also a team that enjoys working together on answering tough questions.
If someone is interested in the job, please encourage them to cc me (jbarber@swinomish.nsn.us) when sending their application to HR.