Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Do you enjoy working in riparian habitats? Are you equally at home troubleshooting a data logger in the field and writing code that makes sense of that environmental data back at your desk? The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Cannabis is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) to work at the intersection of aquatic ecology, data science, and watershed stewardship. This position blends hands-on fieldwork with advanced analytical and data-driven science to assess drivers of watershed health. You must be equally comfortable participating in rigorous, multi-day field sampling events collecting high-quality field data, and turning those data into durable knowledge through analysis, synthesis and modeling. On the field side, you will conduct discrete and continuous water quality monitoring, participate in bioassessment, and sample water for nutrients and eDNA. On the data side, you will contribute to aggregating, managing, and analyzing data from diverse sources, transforming raw data into insights about freshwater communities, watershed processes, flow regime and habitat, using statistical, GIS, and computational tools. This position is ideal for a dynamic person who thoroughly enjoys fieldwork, but is also comfortable working with databases, analytics and reproducible methods as both aspects are critical to the successful execution of this role. If you are excited by the idea of building science that lasts beyond a single field season, we encourage you to bring your skill and passion to our team.

Link to Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) Exam: CalCareers

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

- Must be available to perform field up to three nights per week, sometimes in remote areas, rugged terrain, and/or adverse weather conditions, between April - October (up to 40% of the time).
- Must be able to swim 50 yards and tread water for at least 5 minutes.
- Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds repeatedly during workdays.

Special Requirements

- Maintain the confidence and cooperation of others by demonstrating competence and being dependable, yet flexible.
- Have a high degree of personal and professional integrity, aptitude for detail, and initiative.
- Get along with diverse personalities while working independently and as part of a team.
- Able to interact with others and maintain a high level of professionalism.

The selected candidate may be required to provide transcripts (may be unofficial).

This position requires possession of a valid Class C Driver's License. Must maintain a clean driving record. The selected candidate may be required to provide a photocopy (front and back) of the license: Name as stated on the license, issuing state, DL #, Class, expiration. 

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

-Demonstrated expertise in aquatic ecology with strong quantitative and analytical skills
-Proven ability to synthesize complex datasets and independently design analytical approaches
-Experience developing automated, reproducible analytical workflows
-High level of initiative, organization, and attention to detail
-Experience with data publication and stewardship, data manipulation, contributing to scientific analyses, working with large, disparate datasets

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Filing Instructions

You must reference Position Number 565-026-0765-002and RPA Number E-Cannabis 25-009in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) for Which You Are Applying section of the State Application Form (Std. Form 678). Applications that do not list the Position Number and RPA Number may not be considered.

It is recommended that Application Packages be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at  .  If applications are mailed, we recommend applications are sent certified mail as we are unable to verify receipt.

Applications that do not follow the Filing Instructions may not be considered.

This advertisement may be used to fill additional vacancies for this JC.

Resume – Resumes will be reviewed in addition to the STD 678 for employment history. Resumes must include the complete to and from dates (MM/DD/YYYY) and hours worked per week.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - In no more than two pages, using size 11 Arial Font, describe what interests you most about working for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Cannabis Program, how your previous experience has prepared you for this position, and how this role fits into your long-term career goals.

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