Fishery Biologist 4 (Statewide Salmon Research Biologist - PCN 117025)

About the role

This position is open to all Applicants. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting for a Fishery Biologist 4 located in Anchorage, Alaska!

Responsibilities

• Lead the Research and Data Services Unit in the Chief Fisheries Scientist for Salmon Office.
• Oversight of the Division of Commercial Fisheries salmon biometrics unit.
• Cooking and coordinating multi-regional data requests.
• Leading efforts to rescue and resurrect historical data sets.
• Training staff in best practices of reproducible science and analyses.
• Effectively communicating results to diverse groups (scientists, managers, industry, and public).
• Authoring fisheries reports, technical publications, and external manuscripts.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biology, a branch of biology, limnology, biometrics, oceanography, forestry, fisheries science, or natural resource management.
• One year of advanced professional experience as a biologist or fish culturist.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of statistical, mathematical, and population dynamics theory.
• Ability to use contemporary statistical coding tools (e.g., R, Python).
• Experience coordinating and curating large amounts of data.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with preparing reports and publishing research in peer-reviewed journals.
• Prioritizing tasks and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Interest in solving complex problems.

Skills

• Statistical, mathematical, and population dynamics theory.
• Contemporary statistical coding tools (e.g., R, Python).
• Reproducible scientific principles and methods (e.g., git, markdown).
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Preparation and publication of reports and manuscripts.
• Project coordination and team management.
• Solving complex problems.

Benefits

• Challenging and fulfilling professional opportunity.
• Collaboration with biologists, biometricians, scientists, and decision makers.
• Opportunities for travel within Alaska, the U.S., and internationally.
• Flexibility with work schedules and options for hybrid telework.
• Frequent travel in-state (2-5 trips/year) and out-of-state (1-2 trips/year) typically 2-5 days in length for various meetings.
• Opportunities to travel to remote locations or live/work aboard research vessels.

Pay

The wage for this position increased by 2.5% effective July 1, 2026. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

Schedule

This full-time position is based at the ADF&G office in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a dynamic position with regular interactions with scientists, three world-class laboratories, an ocean ecology program, biometricians, as well as ADF&G staff from other divisions, and provides potential for collaborations with university, federal, and international researchers. There are opportunities to travel within Alaska, the U.S., and internationally for meetings and can include field sampling at remote locations or living and working aboard research vessels. This position occasionally requires time working outside normal business hours and on weekends for meetings and work sessions. We offer flexibility with work schedules and options for hybrid telework. Requires frequent travel in-state (2-5 trips/year) and out-of-state (1-2 trips/year) typically 2-5 days in length for various meetings.