Fish Biologist

Fish Biologist As a Fish Biologist, you will perform the following duties: Propose program objectives and priorities, content, funding, and allocation of resources, and new programs or projects. Develop briefings or reports for senior leadership to consider additional or revised programs or projects. Interpret and develop new precedents and guidelines requiring the use of advanced scientific techniques and the modification and extension of theories, and practices of the sciences and related disciplines. Integrate emerging technologies into program systems and concepts, and determine their impact on program and project tactics, techniques, and procedures. Provide technical expertise to lead and perform complex analyses of scientific data and technical materials for the purpose of determining impacts on biological resources and aquatic habitats. Evaluate the effects of land and water development activities on various fish species, marine mammals, and aquatic habitats through a variety of scientific functions. Use judgment and ingenuity to exercise broad latitude to identify misinformation and validate scientific data. Convey the uncertainty of resource management alternatives, examine the consequences of climate change and other environmental factors, and evaluate sampling designs. Contribute to or serve on a variety of international, national, regional, or local science or management bodies, including regional Fishery Management Councils, to provide expertise and to share program research plans and results. Provide expert consultative services to stakeholders in a variety of scientific fields of science. Serve as a primary technical expert for a variety of communities, government representatives, non-governmental organizations, and academia on fisheries or water resource management. Participate in writing or reviewing fisheries-related documents on scientific analyses and results for consumption by different stakeholders. Carry out one or more phases of research work in support of primary job duties and assignments, including: determining research methodologies, planning and conducting experiments; collecting, analyzing and interpreting data; drawing conclusions, making recommendations for future work required in the area; and publishing findings. NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance.

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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. This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. The ZP-3 is equivalent to the GS-11/12. The ZP-4 is equivalent to the GS-13/14. The Full Performance Level (FPL) is the ZP-4. The following locations are in the bargaining unit and is covered by 2274 or 5627: Miami, FL; Beaufort, NC; Panama City, FL; Pascagoula, MS; Galveston, TX; Seattle, WA; Lacey, WA; Monterey, CA; Santa Cruz, CA; Manchester, WA; Pasco, WA; Pomeroy, WA; Hammond, OR; Astoria, OR; La Jolla, CA 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. US Department of Commerce