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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is hiring a Shellfish Health Scientific Aide.

Under supervision, on a temporary or seasonal basis, to assist professional staff in a variety of technical and routine scientific tasks related to Department of Fish and Game activities.

Tasks: 

Assists in the collection and analysis of field samples and data on fish, wildlife, soil, water, stream and lake bottoms, invertebrates, insects, fish food organisms, and plants; performs routine tasks in department biological laboratories including assisting in obtaining and caring for experimental animals, preparing and maintaining preserved specimens of fish, wildlife, invertebrates, and animals, setting up bioassays, recording data, preparing specimens for chemical or pathological examination; cleaning, sterilizing, and assembling laboratory apparatus, and making routine chemical analyses; assists in preparation of recommendation and reports; maintains field notes and other fish and wildlife-related data; makes analyses of terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems to determine abundance and condition of attendant resources; surveys or studies fish, wildlife, invertebrate or plant populations, and evaluates their habitats; uses, maintains and repairs specialized equipment such as radio telemetry units, nets and traps, elector- fishing equipment or temperature recorders; surveys resource users; traps, tags, or marks fish or wildlife; enters field data into computer systems; keeps records; may perform SCUBA diving; and may, in the absence of permanent personnel on the work site, serve as an interim lead person for those in the class of Fish and Wildlife Seasonal Aid who are assisting in assigned technical and routine tasks; prepares correspondence; conducts literature surveys.

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