Please spread the word! The NMFS Alaska Region, Protected Resources Division, will soon be advertising to fill a Resource Management Specialist position, ZP-401 band 3 (GS 11/12 equivalent). The division is responsible for the conservation and recovery of marine mammals including whales, fur seals, ice seals, harbor seals, and Steller sea lions. The position will be located in Juneau. The person hired for this job will work in a team environment to conduct analyses and implement conservation actions to promote the management and recovery of protected species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The job involves addressing the effects of commercial fisheries on marine mammals, conducting consultations with other federal agencies under section 7 of the ESA to assess impacts to listed species, and supporting other marine mammal conservation activities. We're looking for someone with excellent project management, analytical, writing, and verbal communication skills, and hopefully having experience with fishery management and the MMPA and ESA. The announcement will be posted at www.usajobs.gov very soon and the application period will probably be seven days -- hence this early notification to get the word out and encourage qualified people to apply. If you're interested, please get your resume and transcripts ready to submit when the announcement is posted. The announcement numbers will be NMFS-AKR-2017-0011 (current federal employees and other status applicants) and NMFS-AKR-2017-0012 (all qualified US citizens or nationals). Anyone who has questions about the job should feel free to contact Aleria Jensen (aleria.jensen@noaa.gov, 907-586-7248 <(907)%20586-7248>) or me ( jon.kurland@noaa.gov, 907-586-7638 <(907)%20586-7638>). Please forward this email to others who may be interested. Thanks! Jon Kurland Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region