Sr. Research Associate 1
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Sr. Research Associate 1
The Marine Biology and Ecology Department at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science at the University of Miami has an exciting full time position for a Sr. Research Associate 1 to support the Lirman Laboratory.
The candidate's duties will include, but are not limited to the following:
- Help organize all boating and diving activities including the creation and submission of dive and boat plans
- Help supervise a field team consisting of staff, researchers, and students
- Interact with all co-PIs to understand and execute all project related field activities
- Conduct benthic habitat (coral reefs, hard bottom, soft sediments) and fish and macroinvertebrate surveys as needed
- Help design all project field data sheets
- Contribute to the collection of all field data, QA/QC data
- Help archive all data and share data with collaborators as requested
- Complete data analyses as requested
- Help keep all dive and boat logs as required by the UM diving and boating program
- Contribute to the writing and submission of project progress reports as needed
Required:
- Master’s Degree
- Hold a valid driver’s license
- At least 2 years of experience handling small boats (19-27 ft)
- Current MOCC boating certification
- Current AAUS Science Diver Certification (including CPR and First Aid)
- Good swimming skills and be able to snorkel and free-dive to at least 15 ft as needed
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, GPS, GIS, R
- Be able to conduct physically demanding field work (lift ~50 lbs)
- Work in cold/hot climate and buggy environment
- Be able to take multi-day trips to sites outside Miami
- Strong species identification skills (fish, corals, algae, macroinvertebrates)
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.
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