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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marquette Biological Station is currently recruiting for a full-time permanent Supervisory Fish Biologist (GS-0482-12). The position is being recruited via Merit Promotion through USAJobs at the GS-12 level. Information about job qualifications and application procedures is provided at www.usajobs.gov
The link to the vacancy announcement and human resources point of contact are listed at the end of this message.
The Marquette Biological Station delivers an integrated program of sea lamprey control in treaty with Canada to assist in restoration of the Great Lakes fishery. Our work takes us to locations throughout the Great Lakes basin. Together with our partners, we assess larval and adult sea lamprey populations and control sea lampreys with a variety of state of the art techniques. Control techniques include application of lampricides in natal streams and lentic areas to kill larvae, as well as innovative alternative control technologies that limit reproduction such as trapping and use of barriers to limit spawning migrations. We collaborate with internal and external researchers to advance novel technologies for managing invasive species such as sea lamprey pheromones and repellents. We work closely with federal, state, and tribal agencies and international organizations including the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and several universities.
This position is part of the Marquette Biological Station. As a Supervisory Fish Biologist you will be responsible for controlling sea lamprey populations through the application of lampricides, to implement experimental biological control, to assess non-target effects of control, to assess abundance of adult sea lampreys to measure program success, or to assess abundance of sea lampreys to guide control efforts.
Marquette Location
Marquette is a community of about 25,000 people situated on the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The city is surrounded by a bounty of water and forestland. There are four distinct seasons that provide a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities including hunting, fishing, skiing, mountain biking, camping, hiking, and boating. Outdoor Life magazine ranked Marquette the 2nd best town in the United States in 2009 to experience the great outdoors (http://www.yoopersteez.com/blog/nature/outdoor-life-ranks-marquette-2nd-best-outdoor-town/), and in 2009, Bike magazine declared Marquette the number one place in the U.S. to live and bike, including trails among "33 of the Greatest Trails in North America”. Marquette has also been recently named the #1 Best Small Town for Adventure by USA Today (https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-small-town-for-adventure/). Marquette is the home of Northern Michigan University which offers opportunities for continuing education, and contributes to the area’s vibrant cultural environment.
The link to the vacancy announcement is listed below. Potential candidates should review the job announcement to determine if they are eligible to apply.
Merit Promotion (Internal) Supervisory Fish Biologist, GS-0482-12 (FPL GS-12) in Marquette, MI
Open Period Wednesday, January 16 to Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Job Announcement # R3-19-1039976-KO-MP