This position works various schedules including morning, nights, holidays and weekends. Conduct interviews of anglers fishing in Lake Independence from boats, at access sites, boat launching ramps, and along the shorelines. Conduct counts of anglers engaged in various modes of fishing according to random sampling work schedules. Counts will be made using an outboard motorboat on the lake. Identify anglers’ catch as to species of fish and collect such pertinent biological information from fish that may be required from time to time, such as lengths, weights, fin clip, sex, state of maturity, and aging structures. The objectives of these duties are to enable the Fisheries Division to estimate sport fishing catch and effort.

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This is a limited-term position and expected to run from May 2026-September 2026.

Education
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience

Fisheries Assistant 6
No specific type or amount is required.

Fisheries Assistant E7
One year of experience equivalent to a Fisheries Assistant 6.

Please attach resume, cover letter, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application. For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.

Must Have a Valid Driver's License

Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/F/FisheriesAssistant.pdf?rev=10340fd7b81f49488aad5efb29a8fa84

Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator (Download PDF reader) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.