APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$45,560.16 to
$67,692.96
PAY GRADE: 35
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
Biologists conduct fisheries, wildlife and/or habitat management projects and research studies including data collection, analysis and interpretation; develop and implement project proposals and work plans; prepare recommendations; and participate in public relations activities.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
Position's primary duties within the Game Management Division (GMD) will be to collect and compile various GMD and wildlife resource datasets and establish a standardized statewide data management system for organizing, maintaining, accessing, and analyzing that data. Duties inherently include the development of relational and spatial databases and implementing quality control standards through integration with GMD and other Department staff. Position's immediate priority is to ensure all historic GMD big game aerial survey data, GPS and VHF collar data, hunt/harvest data records, and wildlife health and disease surveillance/diagnostic data are integrated into a Microsoft Access or similar relational database system. The position will also be responsible for or participate in the management and analyses of: active GPS collar data, statewide GIS big game herd distribution and habitat information, big game hunt return data, bighorn and mountain goat harvest check-in data, big game cementum annuli age data, big game capture and transplant data, and big game population models.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in biology, wildlife management or closely related field and three years of professional wildlife management experience such as conducting research studies including data collection, analysis and interpretation; development and implementation of project proposals for fisheries, wildlife and/or habitat management projects; OR two years of experience as a Biologist II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Notes
Working on occasional nights and/or weekends may be required.
Specialized experience may be required and will be identified at the time of recruitment.
Additional Position Criteria
This position requires experience managing data using Microsoft Excel and Access to develop and implement practices and standards.
This position requires experience with spatial data concepts and geographic information systems (GIS), including, but not limited to: geographic coordinate systems; spatial data structures and formats; mapping principles and best practices; and spatial data analysis.
This position requires experience analyzing data through mathematical and statistical methods.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
