Mote Marine Laboratory’s Stranding Investigations Program is hiring a salaried stranding biologist to be directly involved in the 24-hr response, recovery, and transport of stranded marine mammals and sea turtles. Stranding response/necropsy duties will include 24-hour stranding hotline coverage and coordinating the appropriate response (rescue/recovery, examination, data collection, necropsy, tissue sampling processing, distribution of samples, and disposal of carcasses).Laboratory duties will include some combination of the following: maintaining stranding databases, photo archives, supplies inventory, equipment maintenance.The biologist will coordinate and supervise interns and/or volunteers.This position is highly variable and consists of unpredictable hours. Longer hours and/or additional days will be required depending on stranding trends and/or to complete specific tasks.High-priority strandings will require adjusted days off, longer days, and/or real-time travel (e.g. live or fresh-dead cetaceans, recovery/necropsy of known dolphins, large whale or mass stranding events, unusual mortality events, cold-stun events, HABs).The biologist must be able to work both independently and as part of a larger team.Specific qualifications include a Master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree with five years’ experience responding to stranded marine mammals or sea turtles, knowledge of marine mammal and/or sea turtle conservation issues, a valid Florida Driver’s License or equivalent and dependable transportation for rapid response.The successful applicant must be capable of the following: lifting up to 75 pounds, dragging 100 pounds, swimming in a variety of conditions, walking long distances in the sand and/or marsh, driving large vehicles in congested areas (often towing trailers), launching, retrieving, and operating small vessels/kayak/SUP’s, tolerating strong odors, extreme temperatures, sandy, buggy, and/or wet field conditions, and working weekends, and holidays. Interested applicants should apply on line by choosing “2022 Stranding Biologist” at https://mote.smapply.org/prog/job_applicants or mail a single package including cover letter, resume or c.v. and the contact information for three references to Mote Marine Laboratory, Attn: Human Resources, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236 before 5pm September 9, 2022. -- Gretchen Lovewell Program Manager Stranding Investigations Directorate of Marine Biology and Conservation Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy Sarasota, FL 34236 NEW STRANDING HOTLINE:888-345-2335 Office: 941-388-4441 ex 239 Cell: 941-374-3425 Pronouns: she, her, hers We are an independent, nonprofit, marine and estuarine research and education facility. Opinions expressed here are not MML policy unless so indicated.