Biological Science Technician

Location: Ludington, MI
Position Type: Full-time
Application Window: April 24 to May 7

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, Sea Lamprey Control Program is pleased to announce multiple vacancies for permanent career seasonal GS-0404-05/06 Biological Science Technician positions.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delivers an integrated program of sea lamprey control in treaty with Canada to assist in restoration of the Great Lakes fishery. Together with our partners, we assess larval and adult sea lamprey populations and control sea lampreys in the Great Lakes with state-of-the-art techniques. Control techniques include application of lampricides in natal streams and lentic areas to kill larvae, as well as innovative alternative control technologies that limit reproduction such as trapping and use of barriers to limit spawning migrations. We collaborate with internal and external researchers to advance novel technologies for managing invasive species such as sea lamprey pheromones and repellents. We work closely with federal, state, and tribal agencies and international organizations including the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and several universities. The primary focus of the position is one or more of the following areas: to control sea lamprey populations through the application of lampricide and alternative control technologies; to develop and implement experimental biological control; to assess non-target effects of control; to assess abundance of adult sea lampreys to measure program success; and to assess presence, distribution and abundance of larval sea lamprey to guide and evaluate control efforts. 

 

Apply online at usajobs.gov, announcement number R3-26-12943248-AW-DE.