Multiple Positions
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Honolulu, Hawaii
The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Center administers scientific research and monitoring programs that support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources. For more information on The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, please visit our website at: http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/
Vacancies are posted at http://www.usajobs.gov/
Questions on all vacancies may be directed to NOAA Workforce Management:
Jasmine Bayou-Young at Jasmine.Bayou-Young@noaa.gov or (202) 526-6064
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Statistician/Fishery Biologist: ZP-482, 1530-3/4
Job Announcement Number: Pending Posting – Check USA Jobs for opening and closing dates.
Salary: $48,148.00 TO $105,420.00
This position may be filled as either Fishery Biologist or Statistician (Biology), and is located in the National Marine Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries Monitoring and Socioeconomics Division. The incumbent will be the main point of contact and will coordinate projects to monitor the execute the Hawaii Marine Recreational (non-commercial) Fisheries Survey (HMRFS) in conjunction with other PIR NMFS staff and staffs from NMFS HQ Office of Science and Technology (Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey (MRFSS) and the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources. They will serve as a statistical analyst expert on regional and national teams. They will learn the existing SAS-based MRFSS and HMRFS survey designs and analyze existing survey methodologies for bias and ways to improve all phases of the survey from sample selection through data expansion. They will assist in developing, implementing and overseeing new methodologies for estimating non-commercial (e.g. recreational and subsistence) fisheries catch and effort and will produce quality controlled databases and summary reports of results for regional and national use. They will research, develop, and provide advice on new and innovative reality-based methodologies to estimate confidence intervals (CVs) for all expanded survey parameters, paying particular attention to strata for which imputations have been made.
Research Ecologist (aka Mortality Mitigation Specialist): ZP-408-03/04
Job Announcement Number: Pending Posting – Check USA Jobs for opening and closing dates.
Salary: $48,148.00 TO $105,420.00
The Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program (HMSRP) is hiring an ecologist to head their Mortality Mitigation Group. The HMSRP conducts research to conserve and recover monk seals across the Hawaiian Archipelago. The primary focus of this challenging and exciting position will be to conceive, design, implement, and assess projects to mitigate sources of mortality to and increase survival of Hawaiian monk seals. The applicant will oversee investigations, conduct statistical analyses, provide scientific advice, and prepare status reports and manuscripts on recovery research and enhancement efforts. Other duties will include participating in Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team meetings, attending conferences and symposia, working with Pacific Islands Regional Office staff and key stakeholders to implement the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery plan action items. The position requires excellent communication skills and could involve at least 3 weeks of field work in remote locations.
Cetacean Ecologist: ZP-408-03/04
Job Announcement Number: Pending Posting – Check USA Jobs for opening and closing dates.
Salary: $48,148.00 TO $105,420.00
The Protected Species Division of the NMFS’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in Honolulu is seeking a well-qualified candidate to lead their developing Cetacean Research Unit. Over 24 species of cetaceans are known to inhabit the 1.5 million sq miles of water in the Pacific Islands Region surrounding Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef, Baker, Howland, Johnston and Wake Islands, However; very little is known about cetacean population dynamics, distribution and movements, and stock structure in this vast area. The successful applicant will lead a small research team to address large gaps in our knowledge of cetacean in the region, providing incredible opportunities for scientific discovery. Due to the limited support of this young program, a highly collaborative approach to research is required to address applied scientific questions in this large area.
The ideal candidate will possess a broad background in the study of cetaceans including but not limited to skills in stock assessment, photo-identification, passive acoustics, habitat assessment, and evaluation of marine mammal/fishery interactions.