On-Call, Oceanographic Technician

School Of Social Work At Monmouth University; West Long Branch (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Monmouth University is seeking an Oceanographic Technician for an hourly, as-needed position in the Biology department. The role involves assisting in marine research using acoustic telemetry and eDNA monitoring, requiring a Bachelor's degree in a related field and experience in field work. Candidates should be comfortable working offshore and in various environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, marine biology, marine science, or environmental science.
• Experience with sampling and field work in Marine Science.
• Comfortable working at sea on various sized vessels.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sampling, field, and lab equipment.
• Assist in fisheries sampling and biological sampling.
• Assist in collection of eDNA water sampling and oceanographic data.

Skills

Sampling

Field Work

Marine Science

Boat Operation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biology

Marine biology

Environmental science

Job description

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Total Number of Authorized Work Hours per Week

Total Number of Authorized Work Hours per Week less than 25 hours p/week

Total Number of Authorized Work Weeks per Year

Total Number of Authorized Work Weeks per Year 52

Advertised Rate of Pay

Advertised Rate of Pay Up to $25.00 per/hour

Position Summary

Monmouth University is seeking applications for an hourly / as needed Oceanographic Technician in the Biology department, which is part of the School of Science. This is an on-call, grant-funded position.

The incumbent will work on an as-need basis as part of a growing team within the research labs for Dunton and Adolf at Monmouth University, working on acoustic telemetry and eDNA monitoring of various offshore wind development areas. The incumbent will assist staff in the field and in the lab in a variety of tasks in assessing marine fish communities using acoustic telemetry and eDNA as a monitoring tool in offshore wind areas. The technician will assist in sampling water and fish offshore. The incumbent should be comfortable working on various sized vessels and working offshore conditions.

This is an in-person on campus, non-remote position.

A full list of job duties is available at http://jobs.monmouth.edu.

For more information about the department, visit: Deparment of Biology website

Required Degree, Licenses or Certifications

Other Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, marine biology, marine science, environmental science, or related fields
• Experience with sampling and field work in Marine Science or related field
• Comfortable working at-sea on various sized vessels (small crafts to commercial fishing vessels) in a wide variety of environmental conditions
• Experience conducting field work
• Experience working on boats
• Physically able to routinely lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and potentially work early mornings, nights, weekends, and long days during sampling seasons

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using a variety of techniques to sample fishes including but not limited to gillnetting, trawl, long-line, pots/traps, rod-reel
• Experience water sampling
• Ability to operate small boats independently.
• Ability to generate or assist in peer-reviewed manuscripts and scientific presentations from collected data

Posting Date

Posting Date 05/23/2025

Closing Date

Job Duties

Job Duties

Duty

• Maintain sampling, field, and lab equipment
• Assist in fisheries sampling including deploying gear, biological sampling, and acoustic tagging of fishes on a variety of vessels up to 50 miles offshore
• Assist in the deployment and maintenance of acoustic receivers to monitor for fishes
• Assist in the collection of eDNA water sampling and oceanographic data at sea on a variety of vessels up to 50 miles offshore

Regular or Occasional

Regular or Occasional Regular

Duty

• Other duties as assigned

Regular or Occasional

Regular or Occasional Occasional

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Biology, marine biology, marine science, environmental science, or related fields?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Do you have experience with sampling and field work in Marine Science or related field?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Are you comfortable working at sea on various-sized vessels (small crafts to commercial fishing vessels) in a wide variety of environmental conditions?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Do you have experience conducting field work?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Do you have experience working on boats?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Are you physically able to routinely lift up to 50 lbs?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Do you have the ability to work a flexible schedule and potentially work early mornings, nights, weekends, and long days during sampling seasons?
  • Yes
  • No
• Where did you hear about this job opening?

  (Open Ended Question)