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   Shoreside Whiting MonitorsCurrently recruiting Biology students and Biology graduates for a training that will begin in early June, 2010Alaskan Obervers, Inc. (AOI) announces a challenging summer opportunity where you can gain valuable experience in fisheries resource management. We have 18 summer positions that will allow you to play a critical role in the conservation and management of fisheries resources on the Oregon and Washington coasts. As a Shoreside Whiting Monitor working at a fish processing facility in Oregon or Washington, you will gather data for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that is essential to the sustainability of fisheries resources on the West Coast. As fishing vessels make deliveries at your assigned plant, you will monitor the offload and processing of fish to insure that all fish species are sorted and accounted for in accordance with established requirements. You will also gather biological data from prohibited species. Qualifications: Applicants must be enrolled in a 2 or 4-year college degree program in the natural sciences, or hold such a degree. Training information: Monitors will attend a paid, NMFS-run training in Astoria, OR, during the first several weeks of June. Lodging will be provided. Upon successful completion of training, Monitors will be reimbursed at a rate of $.55 per mile for travel of up to 600 miles from their homes to training. Contract information: Shoreside Whiting Contracts will run from approximately June 15 through early August, 2010. Monitors will be assigned to a plant in one of the following ports (some of which will have two or more Monitors): Ilwaco, WA; Westport, WA; Newport, OR; Charleston, OR; Hammond, OR; and Eureka, CA. Compensation will include a monthly salary of 3900.00 per month, plus 600.00 per month food allowance, and lodging will be provided. Shoreside Whiting Monitors must provide their own automobiles and maintain a valid drivers license and auto insurance for the duration of their contracts. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, contact information for three references (both phone numbers and e-mail addresses), and a copy of your transcripts (an unofficial copy is fine) via e-mail to David Edick at aoistaff@alaskanobservers.com or via fax to 206-283-6519. AOI is a Washington-based corporation which was founded in 1988 to meet the need for trained, professional biological observers in the domestic fishing industry. AOI is the premier provider of observers to the North Pacific and West Coast Groundfish Observer Programs. Merluccius productus, commonly known as "whiting" or "pacific hake," ranges from the northern end of Vancouver Island to the northern part of the Gulf of California; the Whiting fishery is the largest commercial fishery on the West Coast. It is the policy of Alaskan Observers, Inc. to select the best individuals available for each job opening without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by regulations or guidelines relating to discrimination in employment. |
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Alaskan Observers, Inc.130 Nickerson, #206Seattle, WA 98109 Phone: 800-483-7310 Fax: 206-283-6519 e-mail: aoistaff@alaskanobservers.com |
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