Biosecurity Coordinator-5 - Guam

Job Description A full-time appointment for a Biosecurity Coordinator position is available with CEMML and duty-stationed on Guam in compliance with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mariana Islands Training and Testing Biological Opinion of 2015 and the Navy-funded Project Statement of Work that implements regional biosecurity measures to prevent the introduction of invasive species while promoting the control and managing them. The majority of the work will be conducted on US military bases, but military affiliation is not required to apply for this position.

Guam has a substantial military presence consisting of three major military installations – Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base, and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Each year, major military training exercises are conducted within the Joint Region Marianas Area of Responsibility (JRM AOR) where large quantities of military equipment and other materials are transported into Guam and the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Due to the sensitive ecological balance of island ecosystems, including the Mariana Islands, CEMML provides support to implement biosecurity measures within the JRM AOR to prevent unintentional biological introductions and to detect, control, and manage non-native species that have already become established.

The Biosecurity Coordinator functions as the primary operational and administrative coordinator for the biosecurity program, with significant responsibility for project commun