This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Science and Technology (OST), with one vacancy in Anchorage, AK; La Jolla, CA; Miami, FL; Woods Hole, MA; Silver Spring, MD; or Seattle, WA.
As a Fish Biologist/Statistician (Biology), you will perform the following duties: Serve as a Senior Fish Biologist/Statistician for the Office of Science and Technology's (OST) Fisheries Statistics Division, leading the monitoring and coordination of marine recreational fishery surveys to ensure timely, cost-effective performance of proper statistical procedures. Develop surveys of recreational fishing, produce statistical survey estimates, and disseminate data and statistics utilizing SAS or R programming software. Conduct training and education to scientific and non-scientific audiences on survey methods to include the accuracy, integrity, and utility of survey data and statistics. Provide quality and timely delivery of information and analytical products to intra-agency and state-federal inter-agency teams, and stakeholders. Participate in the coordination and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders on Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) strategic program objectives. NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance. 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.
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. education 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. Education 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.
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