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Data Management Specialist 2 (15-560)
URL: http://www.psmfc.org/careers
Company / Organization: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Pay Rate: $20.78 - $29.62/
Type: Full-time
City: Anchorage
State or Country if outside US: AK
Application Deadline: 22-Feb-15
Duration: 12 months or more
Description:
Job Number: 15-560 How to Apply: Apply online at www.psmfc.org/careers Closing Date: February 22, 2015 at 9pm PT The Data Management Specialist 2 (Natural Science) will assist the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's (AFSC) Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division (FMA) with data management. The position is located in Anchorage at the Federal Building Annex, 222 West 8th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. The job duties of this position will be to assess, track and ensure that data collected by fisheries observers meets data quality standards. Position/Project Specifics: This position reports to the Field Operations Manager and is primarily responsible for: • Serving as an inseason advisor for fisheries observers deployed to commercial fishing vessels. • Conducting mid-cruise debriefings of fisheries observers during their deployment to commercial fishing vessels. • Conducting final debriefings of fisheries observers at the completion of their deployment to commercial fishing vessel. • Ensuring the data collection methods used by fisheries observers are consistent with the programs' established procedures. • Ensuring that all data collected by fisheries observers meets the program's data quality standards. • Assisting fisheries observers to resolve data collection and recording problems. • Assisting in the briefing of fisheries observers prior to their deployment. • Interacting with members of the fishing industry to assess whether their vessel can accommodate a fisheries observer. • Working and communicating with FMA staff to ensure data integrity and consistency. • Coordinating with AFSC and FMA IT specialists to troubleshoot and problem-solve computer, communications, and other hardware and software issues. • Inventorying, tracking, issuing, and receiving the sampling and safety equipment used by fisheries observers. • This position requires a valid driver's license and all offers of employment will be contingent upon passing PSMFC's driving policy for the prior three years. Knowledge Required by the Position: The employee must have knowledge of: • fish biology and species identification for fishes in the North Pacific. • scientific method and sampling protocols. • windows-based computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, and database software. • technical writing protocols. Additional Mandatory Knowledge and Skills: • MS Excel • MS Word • oral communication skills • writing technical documentation Additional Desirable Knowledge and Skills: • Oracle • Sybase • other experience with the North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program Physical Demands: The work is generally sedentary, although there may be some nominal walking or standing for short periods of time, or carrying of light loads of papers, books, reports, etc. that require only moderate physical ability and physical stress. Work Environment: The works area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. The work involves the common risks or discomforts typical of office, meeting rooms, libraries, and the like.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualification Requirements: A range of experience and education may be presented. Candidates must present one year of Specialized Experience** AND four years of successfully completed education above high school in the natural sciences (biology, fishery biology, environmental science, aquatic science, geology, chemistry, physics, mathematics). An equivalent combination of experience and education is also qualifying. **Specialized Experience is experience that equips the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position being filled. To be creditable, Specialized Experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will received fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status. If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form, you may call the PSMFC human resources office at (503) 595-3100 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday-Friday. Reasonable accommodations for interviews will be provided upon request to individual with disabilities. We maintain a drug-free workplace. See full job description and qualification online at www.psmfc.org/careers. Reference Job #15-560.
Point of Contact: PSMFC Human Resources