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Research Environmental Biologist
$117,962 - $153,354/Yr
US Government Other Agencies and Independent Organizations - Edgewater, MD
posted about 1 month ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Edgewater, MD
National Security and International Affairs
About the position
The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is in the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is responsible for ecological and environmental research and education.
Responsibilities
- Supervise staff from grade 5 to 12 in the incumbent's ecology and environmental biology research program.
- Identify information gaps and research needs, applying scientific methods, planning the approach for study, analyzing the data, interpreting results, and documenting and reporting findings.
- Conceive and develop innovative and competitive research proposals, consistent with the agency or organization and incumbent's research objectives, that are awarded to support the agency or organization by an independent competitive review process for grants and contracts from internal and especially extramural sponsors.
- Publish and disseminate research findings in environmental biology and ecology that describe new or modified theories and principles, explain phenomena or ecological processes, and inform to improve the understanding of research techniques and ecological processes.
- Provide professional service to the field of research by: providing peer reviews of journal manuscripts and grant proposals; serving on external advisory and review committees; providing leadership for professional associations; and mentoring students and others.
Requirements
- Degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service, including conducting research in environmental biology and ecology, securing competitive research funding, and publishing significant data-rich papers.
Benefits
- Vacation and sick leave
- Holidays
- Health/life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Excellent retirement program options
