NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region is pleased to announce the following job opportunity open July 19, 2023 - August 1, 2023. *Supervisory Biologist* To be located in the Alaska Regional Office/Protected Resources Division; Juneau, AK or Anchorage, AK. Please note, one position is being recruited as ZP-0401-04. *NMFS 23-12031873-DHA: *https://www.usajobs.gov/job/737719600 This position is one of three branch chiefs in the Protected Resources Division (PRD) within the Alaska Regional office of NOAA Fisheries. This position is currently held by Greg Balogh who is slated to retire this October. Staff in PRD work on a variety of projects and actions, including working to minimize interactions between marine mammals and commercial fisheries; promoting responsible marine mammal viewing practices; coordinating response to stranded or entangled marine mammals; consulting with federal agencies to minimize project effects on threatened and endangered species; cooperatively managing subsistence use of marine mammals through co-management agreements with Alaska Native organizations; and responding to petitions and lawsuits that have very short turnaround times. PRD is structured in a matrix management in that all three branch chiefs work with all staff across the branches. No one branch specializes in a discipline although the branch chiefs do specialize (ESA Section 7 consultation, recovery, and deputy duties). *This position also serves as the Endangered Species Act Section 7 Coordinator which is where the majority of the duties lie outside of supervision. *This position requires you to be good at juggling a wide diversity of tasks, timelines, and personalities. At this time, this position supervises 5 permanent staff, and oversees the work of several contractors. To apply for this position you must be a U.S. Citizen. You will also need to be located in either Anchorage or Juneau to perform the job. Please help spread the word! Thanks! For more information please contact *Anne Marie Eich*, PhD (she | her <https://pronouns.org/what-and-why>) Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources Division, Alaska Regional Office NOAA Fisheries | U.S. Department of Commerce Office: (907) 586-7172 <o<<o<<o<<o<<o<<o<<o<<o<<o< Verena A. Gill (she/her/hers) Branch Chief Marine Mammal Conservation Branch 3 NOAA Fisheries 222 W. 7th Ave, Rm 552 Anchorage, AK 99513 Office desk: 907-271-1937 Google voice: 323-364-2401 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Verena-Gill *To lead people, walk behind them - Lao Tzu* www.fisheries.noaa.gov <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/endangered-species-act-50-years-conserving-species>