The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) (http://www.umces.edu/cbl), is accepting applications for a full-time Faculty Research Assistant to assist with a passive acoustic monitoring study for marine mammals off Maryland.
Duties will include:
- Preparation and maintenance of acoustic equipment
- Deployment and recovery of equipment at sea
- Processing and analysis of acoustic data
The project will involve the use of an acoustic device called the C-POD. Experience with these devices, or the earlier version T-POD, will be preferable. Applicants should be familiar with Excel. Experience with sound analysis software, such as Raven, statistical software packages, such as R, and GIS data analysis is also desirable. For more details about the position, please contact Dr. Helen Bailey (hbailey@umces.edu).
Minimum requirement is a M.S. degree with specific research experience on marine mammal acoustic applications. Individuals with a B.S. degree and more than 2 years research experience will be considered. FRA rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience. This position is dependent upon continued funding and includes full State and University benefits.  For best consideration send a cover letter, CV, and the names and contact information of three references (including email and phone) to be received by 1st September 2014 by email to personnel@cbl.umces.edu with FRA-HB in the subject line.

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Dr. Helen Bailey
Research Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
146 Williams Street
P.O. Box 38
Solomons, MD 20688
Tel: (1) 410-326-7284 / 240-237-8751 
Website: www.umces.edu/cbl/faculty/hbailey
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