Deadline: Tue, 02/21/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: National Marine Fisheries Service Job Field: Fisheries Job Type: Full Time Location: Regional/Multiple Location Detail: Arcata, CA, Long Beach, CA, Sacramento, CA, Santa Rosa, CA, Boise, ID, Portland, OR, Roseburg, OR, Ellensburg, WA, Lacey, WA, Seattle, WA Job Description: As a Natural Resource Specialist/Fish Biologist, you will perform the following duties: Promote the conservation of marine resources and protected species and their habitat by interpreting and analyzing fishery policies, issues, and regulation, ensuring adherence to Federal statutes such as the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other applicable natural resource management/environmental regulations or statutes. Use a general understanding of the regulatory laws, fish, marine mammal and/or other protected species biology, and aquatic habitat requirements to perform various technical consultations and issue permits with federal agencies. Collaborate with external Federal, State, and local agencies and tribes in the management and/or recovery of identified NOAA trust species and develop partnerships to promote protected species conservation programs. Qualifications: This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. The position requires occasional travel on behalf of the agency to attend meetings with external and internal partners. This position requires occasional travel to research sites. Incumbent will travel to work sites to evaluate projects and the effects of various actions on trust species and habitats. Work sites could be remotely located and could require the use of a small boat or all-terrain vehicle for access. Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Miscellaneous: To qualify for the 0482 series: A. Degree: major in biological science that included: At least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects such as limnology, ichthyology, fishery biology, aquatic botany, aquatic fauna, oceanography, fish culture, or related courses in the field of fishery biology; and At least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences in such subjects as general zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology, entomology, parasitology, ecology, cellular biology, genetics, or research in these fields. (Excess course work in aquatic subjects may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate.) Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least 30 semester hours), of which a minimum of 6 semester hours were in aquatic subjects and 12 semester hours were in the animal sciences, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Salary: $69,107 - $133,236 per year Benefits: A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Payment of recruitment/relocation incentives may be authorized. How to Apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/704338700#
