Full time technician available at FIU, Miami: Role of coastal Everglades lakes as habitat for recreational fisheries Desired start date: January 15, 2016
Duration: 1 year (Likely extendable & possibility for turning position into a graduate degree if desired). Salary: $30,000/year ($15/hr) plus health benefits Location: Rehage lab, http://myweb.fiu.edu/rehagej/ Earth & Environment Department Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida International University, Miami, FL About this position: We seek a motivated technician with a passion for fish to help us launch a new project examining the role of coastal Everglades lakes (northern Florida Bay) as habitat for recreational fisheries (tarpon, snook, bonefish, spotted seatrout, and redfish). Primary duties include: 1) tracking fish movement and habitat use in response to environmental /hydrological drivers using acoustic telemetry (Vemco system), and 2) examine the role of the region as nursery habitat and prey dynamics using seining and other sampling techniques. Additional duties include angling and working with anglers and guides to collect data, boat handling, sample processing, equipment maintenance, data entry & management. Desired qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a passion for fish and the following qualifications: 1. Experience and interest in fish ecology and/or fisheries. 2. Familiarity and experience with fish telemetry, and other sampling methods. 3. Excellent field skills and work ethic. 4. Field experience involving boating and angling (ability to operate small motor boats is a must). 5. Excellent leadership and organization skills to coordinate project activities with our lab and project partners. 6. Excellent communication skills and interest in developing partnerships with recreational anglers & fishing guides. To apply: Please email Dr. Jenn Rehage ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) and please include the following materials: a) In your email, please tell us about yourself, research experience/interests, qualifications and fit for position. b) Please attach a CV with a list of 3 references. c) Please title email 'Everglades lakes technician position + your last name Priority consideration will be given to applications received by Dec 15, 2015. About our lab: We are an energetic team of fish ecologists interested in understanding how fishes respond to human and natural disturbance, and how these effects permeate through multiple ecological scales (from individual behavior to population and community dynamics and to human dimensions, such as implications for recreational fisheries). We are part of a highly collaborative south Florida research community, composed of scientists, and federal, state and private partners, all with the shared goal of understanding and forecasting coastal ecosystem responses to large-scale restoration and climate change. In particular, we are part of the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research program (http://fcelter.fiu.edu/). About our university: FIU is a public research university in Miami with a highly diverse, vibrant, and growing student body located near the edge of the Everglades. Our multiple campuses serve over 50,000 students, placing FIU among the ten largest universities in the nation. FIU is Carnegie-designated as both a research university with high research activity and a community-engaged university. FIU leads the nation in granting bachelor's degrees, including in the STEM fields, to minority students, and is first in awarding STEM master's degrees to Hispanics. ----------------------- Jennifer Schöpf Rehage, Ph.D. Associate Professor Earth & Environment Department Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC5 365 Miami, FL 33199 (305) 348-3804 Office (305) 348-0181 Lab (ECS 119) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://myweb.fiu.edu/rehagej/
