The National Marine Fisheries Service is recruiting a Supervisory Research Ecologist to lead a research team at it's laboratory in Santa Cruz, California. The Landscape Ecology Team has expertise in fisheries biology, aquatic ecology, geomorphology, and hydrology, and uses field, laboratory and modeling studies to improve the scientific basis of anadromous fish and habitat management. The team focuses on connections between habitat and the dynamics of fish populations, with emphasis on spatial aspects and the development and application of quantitative methods.
The incumbent will provide intellectual leadership to the team's research program, perform the full range of supervisory duties, and carry out their own research leading to publications in the peer- reviewed literature. Other duties may include providing technical advice to conservation managers and advising graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Applicants should have a substantial record of research accomplishments in a relevant discpline and experience leading an interdisciplinary research program. Experience supervising employees and knowledge of anadromous species conservation issues is desirable but not essential. Information about the laboratory and Landscape Ecology Team is online at http://swfsc.noaa.gov/fed. This is a full-time, permanent position with a salary between $67,963 and $148,806 per year. Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. Applications will be accepted from Monday, July 09, 2012 to Wednesday, July 18, 2012. The official announcement and application instructions are online at http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/320887200.
