Remote Senior Research Associate — Marine AI & Video Analytics

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami invites applications for one Senior Research Associate II position in the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Advanced Technology Branch. Telework flexibility is available, with duties focused on deploying underwater video systems and developing AI/ML pipelines to estimate fish indices.

The position will be based at NOAA facilities across the southeastern United States (Galveston, TX;

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a field related to biological sciences.
• Experience with fisheries-independent surveys and AI/ML methodologies.
• Experience with VIAME or open source software.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team and promote inclusivity.
• Demonstrated organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in fisheries-independent surveys and develop AI/ML pipelines to estimate fish abundance.
• Curate annotation libraries and oversee model training and evaluation.
• Develop implementation plans and contribute to presentations, reports, and manuscripts.

Skills

AI/ML pipelines

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Fisheries data analysis

Education

Master's degree or higher in biological sciences

Tools

VIAME software

Job description

The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami invites applications for one Senior Research Associate II position in the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Advanced Technology Branch. Telework flexibility is available, with duties focused on deploying underwater video systems and developing AI/ML pipelines to estimate fish indices.

The position will be based at NOAA facilities across the southeastern United States (Galveston, TX;