The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division of the NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center is seeking applicants for a Biological Science Technician, ZT-0404-2 position; duty station of this position is San Diego, CA. This is a TERM appointment. The announcement has been posted under agency Merit Promotion procedures (open to Federal status candidates) and Delegated Examining procedures (open to all US citizens). More details can be found below and if you want to be considered under both hiring authorities, you must apply to both announcements. *Status Candidates:* NMFS SWFSC-23-11803690-ST - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/706904700 *All US Citizens:* NMFS SWFSC-23-11803688-DE - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/706904900 -- *Eric Archer, Ph.D. *(he/him/his <https://www.glsen.org/activity/pronouns-guide-glsen>) Leader, Marine Mammal Genetics Program <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/marine-mammal-genetics-research> Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/NOAA) 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 USA 619-837-3170 Adjunct Professor, Marine Biology <http://profiles.ucsd.edu/frederick.archer> Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego GitHub: github.com/ericarcher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-4769 ---- " *The universe doesn't care what you believe. The wonderful thing about science is that it doesn't ask for your faith, it just asks for your eyes.*" - Randall Munroe "*Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.*" - Benjamin Franklin "*...but I'll take a GPS over either one.*" - John C. "Craig" George