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The U. S. Geological Survey is seeking to hire a Research Biologist, GS-13, GS-0401-13, Vacancy No. WR-2010-0438 for a 13 month term appointment in Menlo Park California, to complete experimental studies of metal bioaccumulation and effects from metallo-nanoparticles employing modified stable isotopes as tracers.

The Department of Biology at the University of North Florida invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Biology position to begin August 3, 2011. We are seeking a marine fisheries biologist with expertise in modeling commercial and recreational marine fish stocks. Responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate (Master’s level) teaching, maintaining an active externally-funded research program, and contributing to the department’s service mission.

PS: NATURAL RESOURCE BIOLOGIST (WL)
POSITION NUMBER 00099596
STARTING SALARY = 43,063.23/YR

Tropical Marine Conservation Biology Post-doc Fall 2010
(21 August – 18 December, 2010)
CIEE Research Station Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Application deadline: 25 July 2010
www.cieebonaire.org

JHT is hiring for a 1 year Postdoctoral Fellow position (with the opportunity for extension) to conduct research under NOAA’s Oceans and Human Health Initiative in Charleston, SC. The objective of this project is to develop assays and rapid detection field equipment to identify infectious agents, both terrestrial and aquatic in nature, present in marine mammals. The successful applicant will develop real time PCR based assays for identification of bacterial zoonotics in clinical samples. These assays will then be deployed to a hand held instrument for use in the field.

Wetland biogeochemistry technician. A NSF-funded Research Specialist position is available at the University of South Carolina’s Baruch Marine Field Laboratory (Georgetown, SC) to examine the causes and effects of nutrient limitation on carbon cycling and storage in wetlands.

An assistantship towards a Master degree of Public Health (MPH) is available in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). The candidate will work with on projects on the ecology of quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) veligers, test the toxicity of different chemicals on quagga mussels, and collect data on boat decontamination with pressured hot water. Invasive quagga mussels were discovered in Lake Mead on January 6, 2007. It is the first known occurrence of the dreissenid species in the western United States.

JHT is hiring a Program Specialist to support NOAA’s Estuarine Reserves Division in Silver Spring, MD. The National Estuarine Research Reserves System helps to fulfill NOAA's stewardship mission to sustain healthy coasts by improving the nation's understanding and stewardship of estuaries. Established by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, the reserve system is a network of 27 protected areas representing different biogeographic regions of the United States.

JHT is hiring a writer/researcher for a six-month project on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) to conduct research and write a report to assist Great Lakes state coastal managers in developing climate change adaptation plans for their states.

Introduction and Background

Under the National Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and 35 state and territorial partners implement comprehensive programs to:

 The Penobscot River Restoration Trust (Penobscot Trust) www.penobscotriver.org

 is looking to hire a Monitoring Coordinator to organize and manage activities related to scientific monitoring and evaluation of the historic Penobscot River Restoration Project.