The Social Sciences Branch at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center is delighted to share that it is recruiting for Supervisory Social Scientists and Supervisory Economists. Please share the announcement below broadly with your networks. These job announcements will open on Monday, March 6th, 2023 and close on Monday, March 20th, 2023. Individuals that are hired into these positions will have at least 25% of their work plan devoted to supervision. We are very excited about these positions and encourage you to spread the word!
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NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center is recruiting Supervisory Social Scientists and Supervisory Economists for its Social Sciences Branch, which is one of the preeminent groups of marine resource economists and social scientists in the US. Branch staff conduct cutting edge research and provide expert resource management support for commercial and recreational fisheries in the New England and Mid-Atlantic, as well as for ecosystem based management, wind energy development, and protected resources. The possible Duty Stations are Woods Hole, Massachusetts or Narragansett, Rhode Island. The position is a ZP-4 position in the CAPS System, equivalent to the GS-13/14 level. We are especially interested in candidates with experience and interests in the following areas: offshore wind development, ecosystem based management, climate change, and recreational fishing.
The duties of a Supervisory Social Scientist or Supervisory Economist will include:
- Help to set the direction and goals of economics and social science team, incorporating strategic goals considering stakeholders' needs, available resources, and gaps in literature.
- Design and implement studies to address information needs, analyze data and information, and develop materials (reports, journal articles, presentations, brochures, etc.) to convey findings.
- Provide guidance in economics and/or social science methods, products, and information to stakeholders and/or members of marine resource-related scientific and management disciplines (e.g., biologists, fishery managers, natural resource specialists, etc.).
- Provide technical and administrative supervision over a subordinate staff.
The Social Sciences Branch is very excited about these new positions! Please share this announcement with your network. As federal positions, they are open to US Citizens. The positions are open under both the Merit Promotion and Delegated Examining Federal Hiring Processes. Please see the appropriate links below:
NMFS NEFSC-23-11835700-ST - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/709775400
NMFS NEFSC-23-11835699-DE - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/709776600
If you have any questions, please contact Social Sciences Branch Chief Dr. Tammy Murphy at Tammy.Murphy@noaa.gov.
