Glider & Ocean Instrumentation Technician — FRA

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregon State University invites applications for two full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant: Glider & Ocean Instrumentation Technician positions. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Dean.

The FRA will collaborate with researchers to assemble, deploy, recover, and refurbish oceanographic platforms and sensors, handle data processing and system administration, and contribute to national data centers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in oceanography, marine science, natural science, engineering, computer science or related field.
• Experience in Windows or LINUX/UNIX environments.
• Experience with high-level scientific data analysis (e.g., Python, Matlab).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment with diverse groups of researchers, staff, and students.
• Hands-on troubleshooting and problems resolution experience.
• Demonstrated written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to work at sea.
• Ability to travel for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• testing and installation of oceanographic sensors (e.g., temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, broadband acoustics) on research platforms
• assembly and testing of oceanographic research platforms (e.g., autonomous underwater gliders, moorings, over-the-side profiling instruments)
• ground transportation of research equipment
• at-sea deployment and recovery of oceanographic research platforms
• refurbishment of oceanographic research components
• data processing, quality control, and dissemination
• computer system administration (e.g., software upgrades, maintenance)

Skills

Data analysis (Python, Matlab)

Teamwork

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in oceanography, marine science, natural science, engineering, computer science or related field

Tools

Linux/Unix

Windows

Python

Matlab

Job description

Oregon State University invites applications for two full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Faculty Research Assistant: Glider & Ocean Instrumentation Technician positions. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Dean.

The FRA will collaborate with researchers to assemble, deploy, recover, and refurbish oceanographic platforms and sensors, handle data processing and system administration, and contribute to national data centers.