Brewerton, NY – The National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (USDA/APHIS/WS) is recruiting a Research Wildlife Biologist for its Brewerton, New York satellite office. NWRC provides science-based solutions to the complex issues of wildlife damage management as related to agriculture, human health and safety problems (including wildlife diseases), invasive species, and threatened and endangered species. The Research Wildlife Biologist position is supervised by the NWRC Mississippi Field Station and conducts research to develop information and tools for managing avian depredations on aquaculture production systems and natural resources. For more information on current NWRC research efforts, please visit (URL: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/). Position Duties: The Research Wildlife Biologist is responsible for conducting research, assisting in the development of research priorities, and in interacting with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. Research entails a variety of species and objectives to learn more about the: * foraging ecology and impact of fish-eating birds to commercial and natural resources; * local, regional, and migratory movements of fish-eating birds; * role of fish-eating birds in the epidemiology of fish diseases; and * the development of information and tools for evaluating and managing impacts of fish-eating birds. Position Location: This position is collocated with the USDA/APHIS/WS Operations office in Brewerton, NY near Oneida Lake. Brewerton is a small suburb of approximately 3,500 people located near Syracuse, NY. The USDA/APHIS/WS office is about an hour from Cornell University in Ithaca and the Cornell Biological Station on Cayuga Lake. As a result, the successful candidate is expected to interact regularly with Cornell and the Cornell Biological Station, as well as with the USDA/APHIS/WS Operations office. He/she is also encouraged to qualify for faculty status at Cornell. In addition to activities in New York, research staff also conduct field studies throughout the eastern United States and Canada. Outdoor activities abound in nearby Oneida Lake, the Finger Lakes, Adirondack State Park, and Lake Ontario. Salary: The salary ranges from approximately $55,000 to $65,000 plus benefits, depending on the qualifications of the successful candidate. To Apply: The position will be advertised sometime in Dec 2008 on the USAJobs website (URL: http://www.usajobs.gov/) as a Research Wildlife Biologist (GS-486/401). The position will also be listed on the NWRC website (URL: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/nwrc). To apply, please visit the website and submit the appropriate forms. For Additional Information Interested candidates may contact: DR. MARK E. TOBIN (PH:: 970-266-6135; EM: Mark.E.Tobin AT aphis.usda.gov).