Marine Mammal Acoustics Research Associate II

University of Miami

United States

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami, Rosenstiel School, invites applications for a Research Associate II in Marine Mammal Acoustics. Based in Miami, FL, the role supports NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center with passive acoustics to understand marine mammals and human-made sounds for management and conservation.

The successful candidate will conduct data collection and analysis, participate in field deployments, perform QA/QC, run

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in life sciences, ocean sciences, or related field.
Bioacoustics experience including collecting, managing, and analyzing large acoustic data sets for marine species, preferably marine mammals.
Ability to work as part of a collaborative team.
Demonstrated technical writing ability.
Ability to work independently; programming in MATLAB, R, and Python is a plus; experience deploying oceanographic instrumentation on moorings is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in collection and analysis of acoustic data recordings to detect Rice’s whale calls and sounds from other marine mammals and human noise sources.
Participate in fieldwork to deploy acoustic recorders, organize fieldwork logistics, QA/QC on data recordings, run and validate automated detectors, extract detection information, conduct statistical analyses, and disseminate data via publications and presentations.