Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 4, 1 April 2000 — Federal reef jobs [ARTICLE]

Federal reef jobs

Pursuant to a presidential Executive Order calling for better protection and management of coral reef resources, the NaUonal Park Service will hire up to four professional coral reef specialists in the Pacific West Region. Their job will be to develop scientifically based programs to inventory, map, monitor and protect coral reefs. Duty stations will be located in Hawai'i and Guam. NPS is seeking qualified applicants with a background in maiine ecology, marine biology, coral reef ecology, oceanography, marine botany, marine fisheries, conservation biology or other closely related fields. Applicants must be United States citizens or American Samoans. Current federal employment may be required. The salary range for these positions ranking between GS-9 and GS 13 is $39,665 to $88,917 whieh may include a cost of living allowanee or non-foreign post differential of 15 percent to 25 percent depending on duty station and eligibility. Those wishing to be notified by surface mail or email when the vacancy announcements become available, may write to Coral Reef Outreach, e/o National Park Service-West Region, 600 Harrison St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107-1372, or email pwro_coral_reef@nps.gov. Requests must be submitted by April 30 and

^ < V , should include a preference for assignment to Guam, Hawai'i, Moloka'i and/or O'ahu. Do not send a job application at this time.