Background
The applicant will need to be an independent worker and have extensive experience organizing and conducting passive acoustic deployments and passive acoustic analyses.
Place of Performance and Work Schedule
Work is expected to be performed at the NEFSC lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Work is full-time (40 hours per week, Monday through Friday) and expected to last approximately two years with the possibility of an extension. During workdays, candidates must be able to respond to all communications within 24 hours and conduct calls and meetings as necessary during normal business hours. Travel will be required (3+ trips / year). This position is not open to visa sponsorship or relocation assistance.
Compensation and Benefits
- Rate: $48/hour depending on skills, education, and work experience
- Competitive benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401k with employer match; life and disability insurance; and paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and federal holidays.
Duties
- Coordinate and oversee passive acoustic field work. This includes planning, ordering supplies, staffing, and discussions with vessel operator and passive acoustics team during field deployments.
- Conduct passive acoustic project planning, data analysis, statistical analysis, report and scientific manuscript production, and presentations at relevant conferences/meetings. This includes experience with both archival and real time data sets for all cetacean species (baleen whales and odontocetes).
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. degree in a relevant field of study
- Multiple years of passive acoustic research experience including extensive experience leading passive acoustic field work
- Experience publishing research papers
- Experience delivering many conference presentations
- Extensive experience running soundscape and marine mammal analysis
- Excellent reading comprehension and scientific writing skills
- Ability to multitask and work with short deadlines
- Eligibility to work in the US
- Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance which requires passing a thorough background check.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with long-term acoustic data sets
