Senior Survey Coordinator & Marine Data Analyst

Think Tank, Inc.; Delwood Beach (FL); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SEFSC PEMD in Panama City, FL, seeks a Survey Coordinator/Field Party Chief/Watch Stander for MDBC surveys and related PEMD resource surveys. The role involves coordinating survey activities, mapping, data QA/QC, and lab/data tasks in support of restoration work and scientific outputs.

Qualifications include an MS in Marine Science or related field (or BS + 5 years), 10 years at sea with ROVs/HOVs/AUVs, and expertise in acoustic mapping and species identification.

Qualifications

• MS degree (or higher) in Marine Science or related field, or BS degree plus 5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in fish, invertebrate, and protected species identification; knowledge of mesophotic and deep reef taxa.
• 10 years of experience in at-sea data collection using ROVs, HOVs, and AUVs.
• Ability to collect, process, label, and track marine specimens for analysis or museum vouchers.
• Expert knowledge of acoustic mapping methodologies, including multibeam, side-scan, and synthetic aperture sonar analysis.

Responsabilités

• Assisting MDBC Project Management Leads with survey preparation, execution, and completion, including schedules, supply/equipment coordination, and selection of survey vehicles (e.g., AUV).
• Ensuring cruise instructions/reports and participant clearance forms are completed and submitted on time.
• Ensuring adherence to MDBC data-collection SOPs; executing at-sea mapping and ground-truthing missions as Field Party Chief or Watch Leader.
• Pre- and post-survey inventory and maintenance of equipment and gear.
• Coordinating daily vessel activities, personnel, vessel position/movements, ports of call, and weather/sea conditions.
• Conducting data collection and sampling per prescribed MDBC SOP.
• Reporting weekly progress to MDBC Project Leads.
• Completing incident reporting procedures per NOAA Small Boat Program requirements.

Connaissances

Marine data collection

At-sea operations

Data management

Formation

MS in Marine Science or related field

Outils

PRIMER

Microsoft SQL

ArcGIS (Spatial, Geostatistical, 3D Analyst)

Description du poste

SEFSC PEMD in Panama City, FL, seeks a Survey Coordinator/Field Party Chief/Watch Stander for MDBC surveys and related PEMD resource surveys. The role involves coordinating survey activities, mapping, data QA/QC, and lab/data tasks in support of restoration work and scientific outputs.

Qualifications include an MS in Marine Science or related field (or BS + 5 years), 10 years at sea with ROVs/HOVs/AUVs, and expertise in acoustic mapping and species identification.