Aloha. The Cetacean Research Program within the Protected Species Dvision at NOAAs Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center is recruiting for a bioacoustician to join our group. This new position will play a lead role in using passive acoustics for cetacean assessment within the Pacific Islands Region, including use of our existing towed array and autonomous datasets, and development of new projects. The application period is open until October 2nd. And as with most Fed positions- U.S. citizens only. http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/414908700 DUTIES: The successful candidate will be capable of taking on the following duties, specific to this position: - Use existing and collect new datasets for assessment of cetaceans in the Pacific Islands Region. This includes working with Program Leader to develop the project design, execution of data collection and/or analysis, and reporting on findings. - Use of existing and development of new routines in ‘MALAB’ and/or ‘R’ for the purposes of analyzing passive acoustic datasets for cetaceans. This may include development or modification of existing routines for detection, classification, and localization of cetacean sounds within a variety of datatypes, such as towed hydrophone arrays, mobile and stationary autonomous recorders, and other sensor platforms. - Conducting multi-variate statistical analyses for the purposes of understanding the relationship between cetacean occurrence and/or behavior and environmental or anthropogenic factors. - Use of cetacean detection, classification, and localization hardware and software for real-time applications. - Application of underwater acoustic signal processing tools for proper analysis of acoustic datasets sampled at a variety of sample rates, duty-cycles, and with various sensor configurations. - Application of existing and development of new approaches for incorporating passive acoustic detection, classification, and localization datasets into cetacean abundance estimation. - Drafting and reviewing scientific reports and papers for peer-reviewed journals. - Participate in periods of up to 2 months per year to direct data collection at sea, including leading, as needed an acoustic team or other project teams. -- Erin Oleson Leader, Cetacean Research Program Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center NOAA Fisheries erin.oleson@noaa.gov www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cetacean Mailing address: NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/PSD/Erin Oleson 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 (808) 725-5712 -- Erin Oleson Leader, Cetacean Research Program Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center NOAA Fisheries erin.oleson@noaa.gov www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cetacean Mailing address: NOAA IRC NMFS/PIFSC/PSD/Erin Oleson 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 (808) 725-5712 <http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cetacean>