Fish Culturist 1 (PCN 117617) | Workplace Alaska page has loaded.
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish is recruiting for a Fish Culturist 1 located in Fairbanks, Alaska!
This position conducts all day-to-day monitoring and rearing activities for the Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery. Primary duties include daily fish culture rounds for up to 5 different species of fish, water filtration monitoring, stocking fish into area lakes, assisting with egg takes and helping maintain hatchery infrastructure.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, is dedicated to sustaining and enhancing Alaska’s fish populations and providing diverse fishing opportunities. This position plays a key role in producing and stocking sport fish that support recreational fisheries across Interior Alaska. This position directly supports the Division’s strategic enhancement goals by increasing sustainable angler opportunity through the production and stocking of fish.
Join a dedicated team committed to enhancing Alaska's sport fisheries through science-based hatchery operations. This position offers opportunities to use and develop technical fish culture skills, work with advanced recirculating aquaculture systems, and contribute to fish production programs that provide quality recreational fishing opportunities across Interior Alaska. Employees enjoy a collaborative work environment, diverse hatchery responsibilities, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Based at the Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery in Fairbanks, this role combines diverse indoor hatchery operations with occasional outdoor fieldwork, including fish stocking and egg takes. Most work is performed within the hatchery but also includes day travel while stocking fish, occasional overnight travel for remote egg takes and potential offsite training opportunities. This position is included in a rotating standby roster, usually consisting of one week a month, including the weekend. Standby requires responding to critical hatchery alarms 24 hours a day and be within 20 minutes of the hatchery during the standby term. Applicant must be able to repeatedly lift objects up to 50 lbs.
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college with a major in fisheries science or a closely related field.
Substitution: Four years of any combination of progressively responsible work experience in aquaculture or mariculture and/or post-secondary education from an accredited college (3 semester/4 quarter hours equal one month) in aquaculture, aquatic ecology, fish biology, fisheries, fisheries resources, fisheries sciences and management, fisheries technology, marine biology, natural resource management, oceanography, or veterinary science will substitute for the required bachelor's degree.
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A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application packet will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment process.
FIREARMS
This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.
A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.
If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.
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For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:
Travis Hyer, Hatchery Manager
Phone: (907) 451-2628
travis.hyer@alaska.gov
Phone (800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free number)
(907) 465-4095 (Juneau and out-of-state callers)
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