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BIOLOGIST 1-3 : FOREST HILL/RAPIDES

Salary

$3,181.00 - $5,724.00 Monthly

Location

Forest Hill, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

514-214240-25

Department

Wildlife & Fisheries-Fisheries

Opening Date

10/28/2025

Closing Date

11/18/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is responsible for managing and protecting the state’s renewable natural resources, including all wildlife and aquatic life.

LDWF supports a strong work ethic in its employees and incorporates the use of good science, accurate information and technology. The Office of Fisheries exists to ensure that aquatic resources are sustainable for present and future generations of Louisiana citizens by providing access and scientific management.

LDWF Inland Hatchery System is seeking to hire a Biologist 1-3 responsible for activities associated with sport fish production across 4 locations; Booker Fowler and Beechwood Fish Hatcheries in Forest Hill, Monroe Fish Hatchery in Monroe, and Huey P. Long Fish Hatchery in Lacombe. This position is domiciled in Forest Hill, Louisiana at the Booker

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in a biological science, marine science, environmental science, wildlife or fisheries, animal science, forestry, or natural resources.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=160700) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

This is a biologist position, directly involved in field and office activities. This position is responsible for activities associated with producing, rearing, transporting, and stocking fish at the Booker Fowler and Beechwood Fish hatchery facilities in Forest Hill, Louisiana. Those activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Duties include:

+ Conducts day to day fish culture and grounds maintenance activities including fish care, fish feeding, fish handling, fish production, estimating numbers of fish, sampling fish, fish transport, fish stocking; pond care, pond preparation and fertilizing, water quality monitoring, and pond harvesting.

+ Applies common sense and general knowledge of the mechanical operations of the hatchery to respond to break-downs, power outages, and frequently changing biochemical situations associated with aquaculture.

+ Assists Biologist Supervisor with reports and specifications for purchasing/repairing hatchery equipment; documenting vehicle usage, fish production and stocking, bird depredation, fish disease treatment, and aquatic herbicide usage reports.

+ May represent the department to a variety of job-related contacts; inter/intra-agency workgroups, task forces, lake commissions, technical groups; news media; general public; local and state officials; commercial and industry participants; and conservation and civic groups.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational Appointment, Job Appointment, Detail to Special Duty, Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees)

Career Progression: This position does participate in a Career Progression Group

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience

Current permanent status classified state employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide athttp://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader) (https://get.adobe.com/reader/)

Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact Information:

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

Human Resources

Baton Rouge, LA 70898

Pascha Turner

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Do you possess a bachelor's degree in a biological science, marine science, environmental science, wildlife or fisheries, animal science, forestry, or natural resources?

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. If you answered "no" to the previous question, please enter N/A. (Ex. BIOL 1201 – Biology for Science Majors – 3 hrs - LSU) NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete.

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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