Ocean Associates, Inc. is seeking candidates for a Marine Mammal
Acoustician to work with the Cetacean Research Program at NMFS Pacific
Islands Fisheries Science Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This position is a
full-time one year contract with the possibility of renewal based on job
performance and availability of funding. Limited funds for travel to
conferences, workshops, or field work are available. This position may
include field work, including travel away from home for up to 2 months
per year.
The successful candidate will assist staff of the Cetacean Research
Program with analysis of existing long-term autonomous datasets and with
development and analysis of data from the new acoustic glider program.
Opportunities for involvement with other passive acoustics projects,
including towed array and fisheries monitoring, may also be possible.
Job duties:
1.
Analyze existing and incoming long-term acoustic datasets collected
from the central and western pacific for baleen whale and odontocete
occurrence and seasonality. Previous experience with classification,
detection, or localization software is required.
2.
Assist in maintenance and deployment of autonomous recorders,
including instrument preparation, breakdown, and quality control of
incoming datasets.
3.
Assist in development of the acoustic glider program, including
development of acoustic sampling protocols and analysis of collected
acoustic and oceanographic data for assessment of cetacean
occurrence, habitat, and abundance
4.
Maintenance of acoustic datasets, including documentation of
acoustic data quality, analysis effort, and archiving of data and
analysis products.
Minimum qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
*
Two years experience with bioacoustic instrumentation, data
processing, and analysis
*
The position requires access to Federal office buildings or ships
and communication networks. Applicants must have US citizenship or
right to work documents that do not expire during the contract
period, combined with two years of US residency before the start of
employment.
*
Able to pass government background security check, required for
working within a government facility.
Preferred qualifications:
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Master's or PhD in oceanography, marine science, biology, or similar
field
*
Five or more years experience in analysis of large volume, long-term
datasets, evidenced by publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Excellent employee benefits are provided including paid medical
insurance, and holiday, vacation and sick leave.
A complete application package includes recent CV detailing
qualifications and experience with marine mammal acoustic datasets, and
names and contact information for at least two professional references.
Review of candidates will begin on August 1, 2011 and preference will be
given to applicants that submit a full application prior to that date.
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please
email your resume to
Jobs *at* OceanAssoc.com
Use "5030 Acoustician" as the subject line. Include your name in any
filenames. For your benefit, format documents as PDFs.
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