[Coral-List] Immediate opening - Research Assistant in acoustics and optical survey technologies

[Chris Jeffrey - NOAA Affiliate]

All,
We are excited to announce the following job opening for a new contract
position as a research assistant/specialist to work with our Marine Spatial
Ecology Division Habitat Mapping Team to continue developing methods for
marine ecosystem assessments using acoustics and optical systems.

https://jobs-css.icims.com/jobs/1896/acoustics-research-assistant/job

For specifics on research projects, please contact chris.taylor at noaa.gov.
For details on the position and employer, please visit the website above.

CSS is seeking an Acoustics Research Assistant for full-time employment to
support NOAA’s Laboratory, National Center for Coastal Ocean Science
(NCCOS) in *Beaufort, NC*. The primary focus area for this position will be
to work with NCCOS and partners to develop ecosystem assessments and
geospatial data products from surveys and experiments conducted using
underwater acoustic and optical systems. The output and products will
contribute to decision support tools for managing special places like
marine sanctuaries and marine reserves as well as understanding the
distribution of living marine resources in the context of ecosystem
management and ocean planning.



*Core Responsibilities:*

   - Use established and novel approaches to conduct ecological assessments
   and experiments using underwater acoustic (scientific fishery echosounders
   and sonars) and optical systems (stationary, towed or ROV deployed video
   and stereo video systems).
   - Participate and lead acquisition and analysis of hydroacoustic and
   optical data from surveys conducted from small research vessels to large
   research ships in coral and rocky reef ecosystems.
   - Take a leadership role in data organization and management to ensure
   that data products and metadata are delivered according to project
   timelines.
   - Substantially contribute to data management, statistical analysis, and
   development of maps and other spatial data visual tools, co-lead writing
   and preparation of project presentations, reports, peer-reviewed
   publications, and outreach to communicate the outcomes in professional and
   public venues.
   - Travel for field work and extended research cruises is expected.

Qualifications

   - M.S. degree in ecology, biology or oceanography; *or* B.S. in ecology,
   marine science or engineering, and 2 or more years of demonstrated relevant
   work experience.
   - Demonstrated experience in software packages that handle spatial data
   including: ESRI ArcGIS (Pro, Online, &/or Dashboard), and ability to write
   reproducible code for data handling and statistical analysis in Python or R
   statistical software packages.
   - Experience with using hydroacoustic and underwater video/optical
   systems and analysis software (e.g., Echoview, SeaGIS) desired
   - The successful candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, able to
   multi-task, manage time to achieve project objectives to meet deadlines,
   and work both independently and collaboratively as part of a large team
   located across a wide geographic area.
   - Processing of a National Agency Check and fingerprinting will be
   required.
   - Must be available to start on or about July 1, 2018.

Sincerely

*CJ*
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Christopher F.G. Jeffrey, Ph.D
   Program Manager, CSS Scientific Applications
<http://www.css-inc.com/earth_space/>
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