Req #: 248279 Department: COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT Posting Date: 07/30/2025 Closing Info: Closes On 08/06/2025 Salary: $3,992 - $4,750 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20250130-a11y.pdf) **To be considered for this position, please ensure your resume highlights any relevant skills and experiences for this position that you are applying to.** As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. **The College of Environment has an outstanding opportunity for a RSE-Assistant (Temporary Project Appointment) to join their team.** The person in this position will function as an entry-level biologist providing fishery research support in a team whose main task is the investigation of fish trophic interactions in the North Pacific and defining the management implications of the interactions. This research is accomplished mainly through large-scale collection of fish stomachs aboard research vessels, the subsequent stomach analysis in the lab utilizing dissecting microscopes and knowledge of marine fish and invertebrate taxonomy, and the incorporation of the resulting data into a fish food habits data base. The database is subjected to analyses that provide predation mortality estimates of commercial fishes and other data of interest to management and other research programs. **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** Responsibilities include: + Taxonomically identify stomach contents of marine fish and entry of stomach data via an online computer form. – 55% + Participate in research cruises. – 10% + Maintain records and quality control of food habits collections and laboratory analysis. – 10% + Assist in report preparation of research results. – 5% + Maintain and update prey specimen collection. – 5% + Develop new keys and identification methods. – 5% + Investigate new technologies for food habits research. - 5% + Assist project leader with collection of literature relevant to fish physiology, collection of field samples. – 5% **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** + Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology, Fisheries, Zoology, Ecology, Biology or related field and less than one year of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education/experience. **ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS** + Experience with taxonomic identification of aquatic taxa. + Knowledge of data management practices, taxonomic identification of N. Pacific taxa, ability to follow lab safety guidelines. **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS** + Experience with Microsoft Suite, Excel/Spreadsheets. > 1 year experience in taxonomically identification of stomach contents of marine fish or related relevant experience. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.? These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.