The  California Department of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid

Description and Duties: Working under the supervision of the Senior Environmental Scientist and lead staff of the OSPR Aquatic Bioassessment Lab, the Scientific Aid will conduct water quality and habitat surveys using standard methodologies in order to assess the biological, physical and chemical condition of waterbodies throughout the State. Duties include the collection of aquatic macroinvertebrates, algae, and water samples, plant identification and riparian habitat characterization and data entry. Work is primarily conducted outdoors and involves 3-4 days of continuous travel, hiking in rough terrain, and wading in streams and rivers.You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

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