Autonomous Underwater Systems Geophysicist

USM Foundation; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 71,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking a Geophysical Oceanographer to support autonomous underwater systems, seabed characterization, and environmental context modeling at the Center for Ocean Enterprise in Gulfport, MS.

Responsibilities include planning and analyzing underwater survey data, evaluating data quality, and collaborating with AI/ML engineers and field operations to advance underwater sensing technologies. This is a staff, full-time position with grant funding.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and six years of related experience; or PhD and four years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Conductions geophysical and oceanographic characterization for autonomous underwater sensing.

Skills

Geophysical oceanography

Underwater sensing technologies

Data interpretation

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Geophysical Oceanography or related field

PhD in Geophysical Oceanography or related field

Tools

Side-scan sonar

Synthetic aperture sonar

Multibeam echosounders

Magnetometers

ROVs

Job description

The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking a Geophysical Oceanographer to support autonomous underwater systems, seabed characterization, and environmental context modeling at the Center for Ocean Enterprise in Gulfport, MS.

Responsibilities include planning and analyzing underwater survey data, evaluating data quality, and collaborating with AI/ML engineers and field operations to advance underwater sensing technologies. This is a staff, full-time position with grant funding.