Supervisory Research Fish Biologist

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division (RACE) with one vacancy in Kodiak, AK; Juneau, AK; or Anchorage, AK.

As a Supervisory Research Fish Biologist, you will perform the following duties: Maintain active role as a leader in the conservation and fishery management of commercial crab species in Alaska. Ensure that Federal responsibilities for co-management with the State of Alaska are executed in a timely manner. Conduct own research and mentor other on crab population dynamics, physiology, behavior, early life history, crab response to ocean acidification, essential habitat, aquaculture and/or another area related to the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) science mission as mutually agreed upon with Division leadership.

Mentor junior scientists to identify critical areas for research and guide them through research projects to successfully answer the most pressing science questions. Act as an AFSC Facilities Manager for the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center with the Kodiak Island Borough (KIB) on facilities issues and keep Division Leadership apprised of emerging issues.

Responsible for coordinating with local facilities management entities (KIB, associated contractors) to ensure that all our spaces are safe and well maintained Responsible for all management and administrative responsibilities and functions incumbent upon a supervisor and Program Manager, including (but not limited) to workforce management, time and attendance, procurement, budget planning and execution, and safety.

Provide supervision and mentoring to Program staff and oversight to others working with Federal employees. Execute annual performance review/appraisal process for all Federal employees. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: This position has physical requirements. Lifting and moving heavy objects (up to 50 lbs.) are required throughout the day.

This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This position requires sea deployments for up to 60 days per year with individual trips spanning up to 35 days each are anticipated. Sea duty occurs in remote areas while exposed to weather and various sea states, with long, work hours.

Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position requires applicants to meet a Basic Education Requirement in addition to at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified.

Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements: To qualify for the 0482 (Research) series: Research position: Applicants must show that they have a degree with major study in biology, zoology, or biological oceanography that included at least 30 semester hours in biological and aquatic science and 15 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences.

This course work must have included: At least 15 semester hours of preparatory training in zoology beyond introductory biology or zoology in such courses as invertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, histology, physiology, embryology, advanced vertebrate zoology, genetics, entomology, and parasitology; and At least 6 semester hours of training applicable to fishery biology in such subjects as fishery biology, ichthyology, limnology, oceanography, algology, planktonology, marine or freshwater ecology, invertebrate ecology, principles of fishery population dynamics, or related course work in the field of fishery biology; and At least 15 semester hours of training in any combination of two or more of the following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, or statistics.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZP-4 or GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Providing timely scientific advice to internal and external stakeholders on marine resource assessments; Organizing biologists to research commercial groundfish or crab population dynamics for annual assessment; and Coordinating tasks relating to the oversight of a program or personnel, such as assigning work, setting priorities, providing feedback on work assignments, developing and implementing program or project goals, policies and procedures, etc.

Substitution of education for specialized experience is not applicable to this vacancy. College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned.

You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S.

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standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

Note: Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty.

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completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation .