Please see below for information regarding a job posting at the FWC Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab in St. Petersburg, FL. FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) Wildlife Research- Marine Mammal Section Research Associate Position Overview and Responsibilities: Leads or assists with the coordination of salvage and recovery of marine mammal carcasses for the Northwest field station. Serves as member of FWC's manatee necropsy team leading or assisting with field and laboratory necropsies on manatee and other marine mammal carcasses, record observations and complete associated necropsy reports. Responsible for carcass disposal, and cleaning of equipment and instruments. Recover marine mammal carcasses for necropsy from the Northwest region (coastal and inland waterways of Manatee County to Escambia County) of Florida. Leads or assists in manatee rescue and transport operations in the Northwest region including open water captures using a manatee capture boat. Assists the MMPL supervisor with the coordination of manatee rescue and capture operations away from designated area as needed and leads rescues in those areas as needed. Manages cetacean stranding data for MMPL responses. Manages NOAA stranding database and completes routine uploads to NOAA-NMFS data diplomat. Completes and updates level A cetacean information. Responsible for cetacean data requests. Manages samples collected from stranded cetaceans. Assists with manatee necropsy report editing. Supervises assigned staff. Duties include but are not limited to: recruitment, training, planning and directing work, reviewing performance with employee, and ensuring compliance with Commission and FWRI rules, policies, and procedures. Serves in regional on-call status between 8am and 5pm on holidays in rotation with other MMPL staff members and on occasional weekend days as needed for the purpose of responding to manatee emergencies. Serves in statewide on-call status between 5pm and 8 am Friday through Thursday and all day for state holidays during assigned week in a weekly rotation with other FWRI field staff. Responds to marine mammal strandings outside of normal work schedule as needed or assigned. Responsible for the oversight of repairs and maintenance of MMPL laboratory and field equipment including repairs and general maintenance of vehicles, boats, and trailers. Maintains state purchasing credit card. Responsible for purchases as assigned by MMPL supervisor. Prepares grant reports and budget reports when needed. Participates in public outreach events as appropriate. Link for more information and to apply: https://jobs.myflorida.com/job-invite/866305/ Andy Garrett Research Administrator / State of Florida Manatee Rescue Coordinator Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory 3700 54th Ave. South<x-apple-data-detectors://3/0> St. Petersburg, FL 33711<x-apple-data-detectors://3/0> Ph: 727-638-3295<tel:727-215-8650> Wildlife Alert Hotline: 1-888-404-3922<tel:1-888-404-3922>