NOAA Sea Grant Positions

[Mark Eakin]

                           Subject:                         Time:   9:45 AM
                           NOAA Sea Grant Positions         Date:   7/10/97

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The following vacancy announcements are posted.  Please help us in 
distributing these job openings as broadly as possible.  Thank you.


The National Sea Grant College Program Office, NOAA, Department of Commerce,  
in Silver Spring, MD, has two openings: 

Program Director, Sea Grant Extension.   Provides leadership, direction  and 
management of the Sea Grant extension programs.  Provides oversight of the 
national, university-based network of Sea Grant extension programs and 
develops cooperative activities with appropriate government programs, non-
governmental organizations, and industry extension partners.   Represents Sea 
Grant's extension and outreach interests within NOAA and serves as liaison to 
other federal agencies, universities and the Congress.  Includes program 
officer and grants administration responsibilities, including oversight and 
evaluation of university-based research and outreach programs. Provides 
leadership to members of Outreach Team overseeing the functions of 
communications and education programs as well as marine extension programs.

Advanced degree in technical or scientific fields appropriate to marine 
extension is desirable (marine biology, fisheries science, engineering, 
marine ecology, marine affairs or marine related social sciences); 
outreach/extension experience and experience working with academic 
institutions is highly desirable.  Experience in federal grant negotiation 
desirable.

Salary: $64,555 to $98,714 (dependent on experience and qualifications).
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland.

Application Address:
NOAA/HRMO/ OFA45
OAR/HRD, VA# H/OAR/970020.RAW
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 31, 1997.  The complete Vacancy 
Announcement is posted on the NOAA WWW site at   
http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~webvas/gs040114.rw1.



Research Program Officer.  Provides leadership to Sea Grant research 
activities, including program development and evaluation.  Develops 
cooperative activities with appropriate government programs, non-governmental 
organizations, and industry partners.   Represents Sea Grant's research 
interests within NOAA and serves as liaison to other federal agencies, 
universities and the Congress.  Includes state program officer and grants 
administration responsibilities, including oversight and evaluation of 
university-based research and outreach programs.

Advanced degree in technical or scientific field appropriate to coastal, 
Great Lakes, and marine resource issues is desirable; experience working with 
academic institutions is highly desirable.  Experience in federal grant 
negotiation desirable.  Position will be classified as either Biological 
Scientist (marine or aquatic biology, marine or aquatic ecology, fisheries 
science) or Physical Scientist (oceanography, marine chemistry, engineering); 
APPLICANT MUST INDICATE ONE OR THE OTHER CLASSIFICATION WHEN APPLYING.

Salary: $64,555 to $83,922 (dependent on experience and qualifications).
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland.

Application Address:
(For Biological Scientist)                              (For Physical 
Scientist)
NOAA/HRMO/ OFA45                                NOAA/HRMO/ OFA45
OAR/HRD, VA# H/OAR/970022.RAW           OAR/HRD, VA# H/OAR/970021.RAW
1315 East-West Highway                          1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910                         Silver Spring, MD 20910

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 31, 1997.  The complete Vacancy 
Announcement is posted on the NOAA WWW site at   
http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~webvas/gs130114.rw1 (for Physical Scientist), or
http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~webvas/gs040114.rw1 (for Biological Scientist).