Five marine related job offerings

            NHEERL/GED/Ecosystem Assessment Branch- Gulf Breeze, FL

The Office of Administrative and Research Support (OARS) announces the

following job opportunity in the National Health  & Environmental

Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) within the OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT (ORD):

To view the specifics of this announcement, please click on the links

below:

Delegated Examining (DE)- Open to Public  RTP-ORD-DE-2011-0077

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=97385100&JobTitle=Research

+Ecologist%2c+GS-0408-12%2f13&q=&where=gulf+breeze

+fl&brd=3876&vw=b&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&x=0&y=0&AVSDM=2011-03-02

+00%3a03%3a00

Merit Promotion (MP) - Government Wide RTP-ORD-MP-2011-0126

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=97385658&JobTitle=Research

+Ecologist%2c

+GS-0408-12%2f13&jbf574=EP00&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&vw=b&re=0&caller=basic.aspx&pg=1&where=gulf

+breeze+fl&rad=20&rad_units=miles&AVSDM=2011-03-02+00%3a03%3a00

   Title                                 |  Research Ecologist

   Series/Grades Announced               |  GS- 0408-12/13

   Full Performance Level                |  GS-13

   Location of the Position              |  Gulf Breeze, FL

   Area of Consideration                 |  Any U.S. Citizen

   Opening Date                          |  Wednesday, March 2, 2011

   Closing Date                          |  Wednesday, March 23, 2011

   # of Vacancies                        |  1

----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------

----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------- 

EPA's Gulf Ecology Division is recruiting for a permanent branch chief.

Summary of duties:

Provides technical leadership, guidance and direction to a research program focused on estuarine ecology, coastal

ecosystem processes, monitoring and assessment, and ecological indicators;

-Establish policy, methods and procedures needed to accomplish, the development and application of ecological

indicators to classify the ecological status of near-coastal areas (wetlands and estuaries) using indicators as

assessment tools to detect significant change in ecological status related to stressors, and identify the causes of

ecological and biological change in near coast areas which may include chemical contaminants, disease, nutrients,

energy development, and global climate change;

-Direct, organize and supervise a multi-disciplinary staff consisting of senior research biologists, ecologists, and

associated support staff;

-Set assignments, determine responsibilities and priorities and evaluate employee performance; participate in the

development of technical development and planning of complex, multi disciplinary research projects; interacting closely

with Management to ensure that outputs are consistent with Program goals;

-Manage Branch resources, including budget, property, facilities and personnel.

To view the specifics of this announcement, please click on the link

below:

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=97208633&JobTitle=Supy

+Biologist%2fEcologist%2c

+GS-0401-0408-14%2f15&jbf574=EP00&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&sort=rv%2c-dtex&vw

=b&re=4&caller=basic.aspx&pg=2&AVSDM=2011-02-25+00%3a03%3a00

----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------

----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------

Post-graduate scientists in Marine Conservation and Habitat Restoration

The Department of Marine Sciences at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (USA) with cooperation from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, The Nature Conservancy, and NOAA’s Restoration Center invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, post-graduate research scientist.  Applicants with research experience in oyster reef or other marine biogenic habitat restoration are encouraged to apply. Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills are critical for the position.  Preference will be given to post-doctoral candidates; however, highly competitive scientists with MS degrees may be considered. The post-graduate scientist will work with a team of senior scientists to organize a series of workshops focused on establishing ecological performance metrics for oyster reef restoration in the United States.  The post-graduate will also (lead) in preparation and submission of publications (peer-review publications, web based presentation, and non-technical white paper).  USA is a member of the Alabama Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, site of the Shelby Center for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management. The position will be based at the DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB.   In extraordinary cases, post-graduate scientists could be based in Narragansett, Rhode Island with TNC or NOAA.

Applicants must hold an earned MS or Ph.D. degree and be fluent in written and spoken English. Applicants should submit a letter of application, CV, concise (maximum three pages) statement of research interests, and the names and contact information for at least three references by email to spowers@disl.org. .  Applicants who cannot send material via email should address correspondence to Dr. Sean Powers, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Marine Sciences, LSCB 25, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688. Review of applications will begin March 28, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. The preferred starting date is May 1, 2011. AA/EEO/M/F/D

----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------

----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------