Job Announcement: Fisheries
Research Scientist
Position: Scientist I working for a NOAA contractor on a temporary
contract of approximately 1 year.
Project Title: Antarctic Pack Ice Seals (APIS) analyses
Education and Experience: PH.D degree in Biology or related science with
emphasis in fisheries, oceanography or natural science. Three (3) years experience
with marine mammal surveys, abundance estimation, and statistical analyses are
required.
Location:
Duties: Full time position, 40 hours per week.
Duties to be performed under
this task order include but are not limited to conducting research on
the abundance, trends, and distribution of Antarctic pack ice seals. The
main focus will be to estimate the abundance of Antarctic pack-ice seals
(crabeater, leopard, Ross, and Weddell seals) from three separate and
disparate, but geographically overlapping, survey efforts (between 26oW
and 4oE) in the Queen Maud Land region and South Atlantic sector of
the Antarctic.
Specific deliverables are required to be
accomplished by due dates specified in work assignments and submitted to the
NMFS Project Leader for approval and acceptance.
The successful candidate will work as a member of a scientific
team, but will have the lead for undertaking the data processing and analyses
as agreed in consultation with the team. This work will involve
evaluating scientific literature and compiling data from a wide variety of
sources. Previous experience with marine mammal surveys, abundance
estimation, and statistical analyses are required.
Salary: based on $28.52 per hour plus paid
medical and dental plan
Please email resumes to the attention of Cal Goo
at officeafl@hawaii.rr.com
Position start date currently scheduled for October 1, 2009
Calinda "Cal" Goo
Aquatic Farms
(808) 239-2929
FAX: (808) 239-8436