Camp Lead

Description

This is a full time seasonal position, anticipated season being early May through mid-August or early September.  You will be expected to live and work full time 7 days per week at a remote research facility on the Copper River.  You will be responsible for supervising technicians and coordinating all operations necessary to obtain high quality fisheries data at your facility.

Job Duties

• Supervise up to 5 fisheries research technicians and a camp support technician
• Work closely with project managers both in the field and through satellite communications
• Coordinate daily sampling protocols
• Supervise and assist with daily sampling and camp maintenance activities
• Enter all collected data into a master database and daily update spreadsheets
• Provide daily email or website updates to project managers and collaborators
• Assist project managers with preliminary analysis of data as required
• Coordinate regular supply inventories and work with field logistics coordinator or camp support technician to obtain needed supplies
• Assess condition of equipment including boats, fishwheels and electronics, and work with camp support technician, field logistics coordinator and project managers to make necessary repairs
• Keep technicians well informed and content in their work environment
• Prioritize needs and keep the projects running smoothly despite often difficult working conditions
• Contribute to improvements at the research facility which improve work efficiency, data quality, crew comfort, supply organization and resource utilization.
• Other duties as assigned by project managers.

Requirements/Qualifications

• BS or BA in a science related major OR equivalent 4+ years work experience in a similar capacity (required)
• Postgraduate student  in fisheries or similar field of study (preferred)
• Skilled computer literacy, including ability to install and configure computer hardware and software, maintain MS Access databases, maintain and work with MS Excel spreadsheets, create documents in MS Word, make website updates through an FTP server, etc (required). 
• 2 or more years experience closely supervising other workers (required)
• Highly developed communication and conflict resolution skills (required)
• Proven experience leading scientific research or projects of a similar scale and quality (required)
• Ability to maintain and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical equipment including outboard motors, diesel engines, generators, computers, alternative energy systems, appliances, etc. (preferred)
• Experience handling and tagging large adult fish (preferred)
• 500+ hours experience operating boats (preferred)
• Experience operating jet boats in swift river water (preferred)

Compensation

Wage DOE
Room and Board
Travel between Cordova and field camps
Up to $300 reimbursement towards travel to Cordova (receipts required)

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