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Dear Colleagues,

I'm writing to share a job announcement for an Assessment Branch Chief in NOAA Fisheries' Office of Science and Technology (Assessment and Monitoring Division).

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/591606700#duties <https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/591606700#duties>

This announcement is open from Monday, February 8 - Monday, February 15, and is available to U.S. citizens. When viewing the posting, please double check the open period, because it may change to Feb. 10-18.

This is a supervisory position and the Assessment Branch currently includes 6 Federal Employees and 9 contractors. The Branch is composed of a National Protected Species Science Program and a National Fish Stock Assessment Program and focuses on a number of activities, such as ocean acoustics, <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/insight/understanding-sound-ocean> marine mammal stock assessments <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/population-assessments#marine-mammals>, sea turtles <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/sea-turtles>, corals <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/corals>, protected species climate vulnerability assessments <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/climate/climate-vulnerability-assessments>, implementation of a Next Generation Stock Assessment Enterprise <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/updated-stock-assessment-improvement-plan-builds-past-success>, the Stock SMART <https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/stocksmart?app=homepage> web portal, stock assessment prioritization <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/stock-assessment-prioritization>, stock assessment training <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/population-assessments/stock-assessment-training-program>, the Fisheries Integrated Toolbox <https://noaa-fisheries-integrated-toolbox.github.io/>, and quantitative modeling; in particular the Fisheries Integrated Modeling System <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/population-assessments/fisheries-integrated-modeling-system>.

Please feel free to share this announcement with potential candidates.

Thank you, Patrick

-- Patrick Lynch Chief, Assessment and Monitoring Division NOAA Fisheries | Office of Science & Technology

www.fisheries.noaa.gov <http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/>