Position Available Database and Intern Coordinator The Whale Center of New England, Gloucester MA The Whale Center of New England, Gloucester, MA, is looking for a permanent, full-time employee to coordinate its data files, photo-identification catalogs, and internship program. Full details on the organization and its programs can be found on our web site at www.whalecenter.org <http://www.whalecenter.org/> . The position is open immediately, and will be filled as quickly as possible by an appropriate candidate. Database manager duties include oversight of the input and storage of all Whale Center data on marine mammals, including data on vessel effort, sightings, behavior, and associated variables. Data are collected off of whale watch vessels, dedicated research vessels, and fast ferries with dedicated observers on board. The Database Manager will insure through QA/QC that data are accurately entered into Microsoft Access and similar data storage files in a timely manner by field observers, and that data are available for analysis by Whale Center staff and other collaborative groups as required. Photo-identification Catalog Curator duties include maintenance and upkeep of photographic catalogs of individually identified humpback, fin, right, and sei whales; oversight of matching process to identify individuals seen on both whale watch and dedicated research cruises; correspondence and collaboration with related regional and oceanic research groups and catalogs for appropriate data sharing. Internship Coordinator duties include programmatic oversight of Whale Center interns. Full details on the internship are provided at http://whalecenter.org/research-whales/whale-center-internships.html. The intern coordinator is responsible for advertising for, recruiting, and selecting interns; training interns in all programmatic aspects of their internship; overseeing their field data collection, refinement, and analysis duties; and holding regular seminar meetings to discuss current literature. Field data collection duties include time aboard both commercial whale watch and dedicated research vessels. Our large whale field season runs from April to October, and includes considerable time observing humpback, fin, and other large whales from both platforms. Duties of the staff person will include supervising data collection from our own research vessel; acting as a naturalist and data collection coordinator aboard whale watch vessels out of Gloucester and Boston, MA; and undertaking collaborative research cruises on an as-needed basis. A North Atlantic right whale shipboard field season runs from mid-October to mid-December. Duties of the staff person will include assistance and/or coordination of cruises according to pre-set protocols for data collection. Other organizational duties of the position include responses to beachcast or stranded marine mammals, attending related professional workshops and conferences, representing The Whale Center on policy-related boards as necessary, contributing articles to our quarterly membership newsletter, and other related duties as needed. The successful candidate should have at least a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Marine Science, or a related discipline; some experience working in the field with cetacean observation and photo-identification; be a self-motivated, independent hard worker; be detail-oriented; and be enthused about mentoring interns starting in the field. The position is full time and comes with a full benefit package and paid vacation. Salary is commensurate with academic training and experience, in the low to mid- $30,000 range. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, C.V., and three references to Mason Weinrich, Executive Director and Chief Scientist, at mason@whalecenter.org. A full job description is available upon request. You may also e-mail with any questions about the position that you may have. Mason Weinrich mason@whalecenter.org Whale Center of New England www.whalecenter.org