Dear MARMAM community,

 

Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is hiring two Marine Resource Scientist II – Acoustic Project Lead positions. We are looking to hire two people to lead our various passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) projects.  These positions will manage data collection and storage, QA/QC, acoustic and statistical analyses. These positions will also supervise a team of Marine Resource Scientist I positions, including dividing up tasks amongst analysts, leading project meetings, overseeing data analysis, and setting priorities and timelines for staff. The ideal candidate would have supervisory and project management experience as well as expertise in PAM and cetacean bioacoustics, including project design, methodologies, and data analysis. Ideally the candidate would also have experience managing the operation and maintenance of a network of PAM sites, including deployment/retrieval of PAM moorings and troubleshooting equipment issues. These positions will be based at the DMR laboratory in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

 

Here is a link to the job posting : https://mainebhr.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0xglj/

 

Feel free to contact me (anita.murray@maine.gov) with any questions about these positions.

 

Cheers,

Anita

 

Anita Murray, PhD (she/her)

Lead, Passive Acoustics Program

Division of Marine Mammal Research

Maine Department of Marine Resources

194 McKown Point Road

West Boothbay Harbor, ME., 04575, USA

anita.murray@maine.gov

 

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DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
State House Station #21, Augusta, ME 04333 - *Offices Located at 32 Blossom Lane, Augusta


MARINE RESOURCE SCIENTIST II

Acoustics Project Leads

(Anticipated Vacancies)

 

Opening Date:

September 06, 2023

Closing Date:

September 20, 2023

Location:

West Boothbay Harbor

Position #’s:

07200-2724

07200-2725

Position Type:

Full Time

(Limited Period)

Class Code:

9363

Grade/Salary:

Grade 25   $52,582.40 - $70,907.20 Annually*

(*This includes the 5.5% salary adjustment)

 

BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION: The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is hiring two positions to lead various passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) projects. The positions will be responsible for planning and designing PAM projects within DMR’s passive acoustics monitoring program and setting project goals, protocols, and timelines that address data gaps and management needs. The positions will also be responsible for managing data collection, data storage, data quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), acoustic analyses, and statistical analyses using species detection and/or ambient noise data depending on project goals. This position will also supervise a team of Marine Resource Scientist I positions, including dividing up tasks amongst analysts, leading project meetings, overseeing data analysis, and setting priorities and timelines for staff. The positions will also be responsible for disseminating information from the PAM projects by publishing in the peer-reviewed literature, representing DMR at meetings and conferences, and making recommendations to DMR’s policy group and Commissioner’s Office. These positions may foster and manage collaborations with external partners for various PAM projects as well as seek grant funding opportunities as appropriate.  Finally, the positions will work across programmatic lines within the DMR to foster collaboration and maximize DMR’s strengths.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES PREFERRED: A high level of supervisory, organization, and project management experience is necessary. Expertise in PAM and cetacean bioacoustics is necessary, including project design, methodologies, and data analysis. The candidate should be able to manage the operation and maintenance of a network of PAM sites, including the ability to troubleshoot acoustic equipment issues and issues that arise during deployment and retrieval of PAM moorings. There is a preference for a candidate with experience in automatic detection performance evaluation, acoustic localization and tracking of cetaceans, acoustic density estimation, calculating species detection range, sound propagation modeling, and/or ambient noise analysis and statistics. Preference will also be given to candidates who have experience working with RavenPro acoustic analysis software, SoundTrap acoustic recorders, LFDCS or other automatic detection algorithms, ArcGIS Pro mapping software, and/or computer programming in R, Python, and/or MATLAB. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A Bachelors Degree in a scientific, technical, or engineering field or equivalent in directly related work experience and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in the field of marine resource research and/or management or related field.  Preference will be given to previous experience in a supervisory capacity. Equivalent experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

 

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