*Position:* Stranding Coordinator and Lab Technician, Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network * * *Location:* Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL The Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) seeks a dedicated individual to serve as Stranding Coordinator for the Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network (ALMMSN), which is operated out of the DISL’s Marine Ecosystem Response Lab. The position is full-time, year-round for 1-year, with potential for renewal depending on performance and funding. The ALMMSN is a cooperative regional stranding network that responds to all stranded marine mammals on the Alabama coast. ALMMSN works under the direction of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for small cetaceans and under the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) for manatees. *Primary responsibilities:* The Stranding Coordinator directs and manages the stranding network, staff, interns and volunteers. The coordinator will be on call 24/7 to coordinate response efforts for marine mammal strandings in Alabama waters and will act as the lead responder, coordinating volunteer response to all small cetacean strandings, including response, salvage, and performing necropsies. The Coordinator is responsible for processing and archiving small cetacean stranding data and samples, writing and developing necropsy reports and protocols, and managing the ALMMSN database. Additional responsibilities include assisting with writing grant proposals, progress reports, publications, and metadata; organizing and developing educational outreach; attending and conducting training classes; processing samples for analytical testing, and working closely with collaborators from NOAA/NMFS, USFWS, AL Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), and other regional stranding networks. *Other responsibilities:* The Stranding Coordinator will work closely with DISL’s Manatee Sighting Network, including crossover work assisting with manatee captures, tagging and tracking efforts, sighting response and other data collection. Lab Technician responsibilities include assisting with graduate student projects, ordering supplies, and maintaining lab cleanliness and organization. The applicant must have at least one year of stranding response experience with an established marine mammal stranding network, must be able to endure sometimes strenuous physical activity and long days in the field under various weather conditions, and be comfortable handling highly decomposed carcasses and working with live animals. Due to the 24-hour on call status, the Stranding Coordinator must be flexible in working early and/or late hours and traveling, sometimes overnight. *Qualifications:* Bachelor’s degree and minimum one-year experience with marine mammal stranding response, clean driving record, small boat handling experience, excellent communication skills (oral and written), ability to motivate and manage others, organizational skills, and computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite). Experience with GIS software, public communication, other types of fieldwork, and primary research or statistical analyses are a plus. This position may be rolled into an academic degree program for a qualified applicant. Pay is commensurate with experience. Applications must be received by 1 September 2013. Review of applications will begin immediately. Start date is negotiable but preference will be given to applicants able to start by 1 October 2013. To apply, send a brief letter of interest and CV, including contact information for 2 references to Dr. R. Carmichael, c/o Elizabeth Hieb, jobs@disl.org -- ****Please notice name change * *<>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> * *Courtney Nelson* * * *Director and Stranding Coordinator* *AL Marine Mammal Stranding Network* * * *Dauphin Island Sea Lab* *101 Bienville Blvd* * * *Dauphin Island, AL 36528* * * *251.861.2141x7547* *cmiller@disl.org* *http://almmsn.disl.org/* <http://almmsn.disl.org/> "Like" Us on Facebook: *http://www.facebook.com/AlabamaMarineMammalStrandingNetwork*<http://www.facebook.com/AlabamaMarineMammalStrandingNetwork> *1.877.WHALE HELP* *<>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><> <>< ><>*