Fish Biologist/Statistician (Biology)

Open: August 25, 2026 — Closes: August 31, 2026

Summary

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Science and Technology (OST), with one vacancy in Anchorage, AK; La Jolla, CA; Miami, FL; Woods Hole, MA; Silver Spring, MD; or Seattle, WA.

Major Duties

As a Fish Biologist/Statistician (Biology), you will perform the following duties:

• Serve as a Senior Fish Biologist/Statistician for the Office of Science and Technology's (OST) Fisheries Statistics Division, leading the monitoring and coordination of marine recreational fishery surveys to ensure timely, cost-effective performance of proper statistical procedures.
• Develop surveys of recreational fishing, produce statistical survey estimates, and disseminate data and statistics utilizing SAS or R programming software.
• Conduct training and education to scientific and non-scientific audiences on survey methods to include the accuracy, integrity, and utility of survey data and statistics.
• Provide quality and timely delivery of information and analytical products to intra-agency and state-federal inter-agency teams, and stakeholders.
• Participate in the coordination and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders on Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) strategic program objectives.

NOTE: These duties are described at the full performance level of the ZP-4; the ZP-3 is developmental leading to such performance. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system.