This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Science and Technology (OST), with one vacancy in Miami, FL; Seattle, WA; Silver Spring, MD; Woods Hole, MA; or La Jolla, CA. This position is also announced under vacancy number NMFS OST-24-12394287-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As a Supervisory Research Economist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as Division Director of the Economics and Social Analysis Division, leading the planning, execution, and monitoring of the Division's programs, program/project-specific spend plans, and budget. Provide management and technical oversight of a diverse scientific staff that provides products to support management of living marine resources. Lead and direct research and projects to integrate economic and human dimension research into the broader ecosystem science mission of the agency. Conduct complex economic research, developing analytical techniques for economic studies and conducting special analyses of major economic issues. Set the direction and strategic goals, considering stakeholders' needs and available resources. Craft a vision for the Agency's social science program (including identifying emerging issues), educating leadership on the value of social science, communicate and coordinate activities. Serve as a national and international expert in the economics and human dimensions of fisheries and fishery management providing subject matter expertise on topics relevant to fisheries management policy; and oversee the provision of innovative advice and recommendations based on research.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: To qualify for the Economist Series 0110: A. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND To qualify for the Social Science Series 0101: A. Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B. Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR C. Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZP-05 (GS-15) grade level: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZP-04 (GS-14) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Developing, leading, or overseeing an economics, human dimension, or social science research program designed to support natural resource management objectives. Coordinating with internal and external partners to ensure research portfolio meets living marine research management; and Providing technical or administrative guidance (e.g., assigning work, setting and communicating priorities, providing feedback) to staff to ensure effective operational activities.

Education

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.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services OHCS 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]