Key Responsibilities:
Requirements include, but are not limited to:
- Assist in coordinating across NOS offices to help advance tidal datum products and services, which support marine boundary delineation, coastal engineering, and other uses.
- Retrieve and analyze physical oceanographic and geodetic data and metadata to assess the quality and quantity of information required to support NOS oceanographic and geodetic product development, such as vertical datum transformation and hydrographic and shoreline mapping products.
- Coordinate with other NOS offices to provide tidal zoning support for hydrographic, topographic, and photogrammetric survey missions.
- Support the computation, maintenance, and publication of updated tidal datums and related products for new, existing, and historic water level stations. This work involves the review and analysis of tidal observations, water level station metadata, and sensor and benchmark network stability.
- Provide detailed information or troubleshooting support of tidal datum products using database queries, metadata source investigations, or other in-depth analyses.
- Identify deficiencies in datasets and metadata required to calculate tidal datums.
- Assist in the development of revised tidal datum determination procedures, including an error budget analysis.
- Assist with the revision of SOPs used to analyze oceanographic data and generate products.
- Assist with the development, revision, or review of presentations, technical reports, and peer-reviewed publications.
- Provide subject matter expertise to support related projects or working groups within CO-OPS or across National Ocean Service offices.
Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in oceanography, meteorology, hydrology, physics, physical science, geophysics, civil engineering, or a closely related discipline. Knowledge of basic physical oceanographic principles, especially tides and tidal currents. Knowledge of oceanographic principles, theories, and practices sufficient to review and analyze data is required.
- Must be proficient in using the Microsoft Windows operating system, Microsoft Office applications, and Google’s Collaboration Suite (e.g., Docs, Sheets, and Slides) for analyzing data and developing and editing documents and presentations.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to work well independently and as part of a team, are required.
- Ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively in a team/group setting.
- Ability to receive constructive feedback and implement appropriate action.
Salary: This is a full-time position. $21.55 – $26.55 commensurate with experience. Generous employee benefits.
Location: Telecommute / remote.
