Full-Time Senior Analyst: Pesticide Consultant Specialist
Job Description
Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI) is seeking candidates for a position to support the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources (OPR) Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation Division in Silver Spring, MD. OAI conducts research, offers policy advice, and provides personnel support services to government and industry clients for marine fisheries and protected species.
DUTIES: Take the lead on or assist with duties related to national consultations on pesticides, associated with the conservation and recovery of ESA-listed species, specifically, assisting OPR’s national pesticide consultation team including:
- Compiling, reviewing, and summarizing the results of scientific studies from multiple sources.
- Providing technical assistance to the Environmental Protection Agency for the development of biological assessments for national pesticide consultations.
- Gathering information and assisting with the writing of several components of the national pesticide biological opinions, including the description of the proposed action, status of species and designated critical habitat, environmental baseline, and cumulative effects.
- Assisting with risk assessments for threatened and endangered species and their designated critical habitat potentially exposed to pesticides.
- Assessing and developing mitigation measures to reduce the risk of exposure to pesticides to ESA–listed species and their habitat.
- Performing formatting, version-control, and security/access duties for NMFS national pesticide consultation documents.
- Drafting presentations to present results and methods at professional scientific conferences, interagency workshops, and in high-level internal NOAA/DOC briefings.
- Providing content and functional reviews of interagency documents, methodologies, and Python/macros-based data analysis tools.
- Reviewing and compiling pertinent information from pesticide labels.
- Leading record-keeping tasks, including taking meeting minutes and compiling an administrative record to ensure biological opinions are legally defensible under the Administrative Procedures Act.
Start Date: Immediate
Location: Work may be performed offsite
Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time position with benefits. Salary: $33.00 to $37.00/hr.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field
- Documented evidence of education and/or experience in environmental, biological, or agricultural science with specific emphasis in toxicology and chemistry
- Knowledge of ecological risk assessment and risk reduction techniques
- Knowledge and training in the use of Python/macro-based data analysis tools preferred.
How to Apply
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