**** MARINE MAMMAL BIOLOGIST OPENING **** MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Location: Herndon, VA Grade: 11/12/13/14 Closing date: Friday, June 13, 2008 Relocation expenses paid! Position description located at: http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=71949440

This position is a readvertisement for a marine mammal biologist to serve as an agency expert in the Minerals Management Service's (MMS) Environmental Studies Program. The position is now open at several grade levels and relocation expenses will be paid. The position will coordinate diverse efforts within and outside of MMS related to MMS marine mammal study initiatives, including but not limited to:

- identification of national policies, standards and procedures relating to the planning, design, implementation, and conduct of marine mammal research required for MMS activities - correlates diverse regional plans for marine mammal research on a national and international level and recommends the national priority of projects - coordinates with other DOI Bureaus and Federal Agencies to ensure that MMS research is integrated with other planned and ongoing programs - provides guidance to diverse groups on MMS marine mammal study efforts and their use in environmentally safe development of offshore energy and mineral resources - develops project plans, statements of work, procurement packages, evaluates proposals, and monitors contractor performance on projects that are national in scope - works closely with marine mammal subject matter expert counterparts in the Environmental Assessment Program and within the MMS regions

MMS is a bureau within the Department of Interior with a mission of providing the American public with ocean energy, mineral resources, and resulting economic value in a safe and environmentally sound manner. For more information, please visit: http://www.mms.gov/offshore/.