Employer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Salary: $65,315.00 to $100,976.00
Location: Gulf Breeze, FL
Duration of appointment: Permanent
Closing date: April 14, 2008

Position description:
At the full performance level, the incumbent of this position serves as a research team leader to the Coastal Assessment and Nutrients research team. He/she participates in setting research directions and implementing field and laboratory research to support EPA's strategic goals for water quality and healthy ecosystems; leading research teams who conduct estuarine and coastal research to improve understanding of ecosystem condition associated with anthropogenic stressors, including nutrients, habitat alterations, contaminants, and watershed attributes; developing mathematical models for coastal ecosystems using both established and innovative methods in systems analysis to improve understanding of complex coastal ecosystems using both established and innovative methods in systems analysis, demographic analysis, spatial analysis, and multivariate statistical analysis to improve understanding of complex coastal ecosystems and to make predictions for the outcomes of management alternatives; developing and participating in scientific partnerships with state agencies, federal agencies and academic institutions to achieve research goals; and disseminating research findings through research reports, publications, presentations, outreach and technology transfer to EPA programs and regional offices.

The US EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to apply:
http://www.usajobs.gov.

Announcement Numbers:

RTP-MP-2008-0119 (open to Federal competitive status eligibles and other special groups as listed in the announcement)
RTP-DE-2008-0067 (open to all U.S. citizens): Click Here.

For more information: Rena Sawyer, 800-433-9633, sawyer.rena@epa.gov

This Job Announcement was posted on the Estuarine Research Federation Web Site on 3/20/2008
The full URL is http://erf.org/jobs/2008_3_19_111041.html