BOEMRE to
Aggressively Recruit Environmental Scientists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today
launched a focused,
nationwide recruitment
campaign to fill current and new environmental
science positions at the agency.
“As we work
to elevate the role of science in our decision-making, we
must attract top-flight environmental scientists to conduct
scientific studies, complete legally-mandated environmental
reviews, and fill important positions in environmental
compliance,” said BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich.
“These aggressive recruitment efforts underscore our
seriousness about environmental issues and reflect our
emphasis on science in decision-making.”
BOEMRE will be hiring environmental scientists in the coming
months to do work in fields ranging from environmental
studies to National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review to environmental compliance – all of
which are critical to the balanced development of offshore
resources. As part of the bureau’s ongoing re-organization,
the role of environmental review and analysis will be
strengthened through the creation of a first-ever Chief
Environmental Officer, who will be responsible for ensuring
that environmental concerns are appropriately balanced in
leasing and planning decisions and for helping set the
scientific agenda relative to our oceans. In addition, an
important part of the reorganization involves the creation
for the first time of a new environmental compliance and
enforcement function.
Director
Bromwich will visit 12 schools throughout April and early
May as part of an ongoing agency initiative to recruit
students from the nation’s top colleges and universities for
careers in public service. The
Director will address undergraduate and graduate students,
as well as meet with faculty members engaged in
environmental science disciplines and environmental policy
programs. He will also meet with students, faculty and
researchers affiliated with BOEMRE’s environmental studies
program, which funds approximately $30 million per year for
scientific studies in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic, the
Pacific, and the Arctic.
School visits
during the week of April 4 will include: University of
Washington, Oregon State University, Portland State
University, Stanford University, University of California at
Davis, University of California at Santa Barbara, University
of California at Los Angeles, University of San Diego and
University of California at San Diego. The Director will
also make trips to Tulane University, Louisiana State
University and Columbia University. Senior BOEMRE personnel
will visit additional schools throughout April.
For more information, go to:
http://www.boemre.gov/jobs/.
Contact:
BOEMRE
Public Affairs