Junior Turtle Ecologist Support Specialist

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Junior Turtle Ecologist Support Specialist to support an upcoming long-term contract that we are bidding on (This will be a contingent position, based upon contract award). Lynker will be operating under FLOAT - A "Fish" and "Lynker" Ocean Alliance Team - a Joint Venture Prime contract holder for NOAA ProTech Fisheries*.

 

This work may be seasonal, with periods of downtime.

Responsibilities

Duties of the Junior Turtle Ecologist Support Specialist may include some, or all of the following:

 

This activity has tasks that may include the following analysis, statistical consultation, synthesis, and report writing on sea turtle ecology and population dynamics. Data could include those collected from captures, surveys, acoustic recording devices, tagging programs, health assessment programs, environmental sampling programs, photogrammetry, remotely operated vehicles, remote sensing, or from other sources. Methods could follow established protocols, or may need to be developed to address short-comings of current approaches, to include additional available data, or to address other changing needs. Needs may include the following types/topics:

• Statistical consultation on sea turtle studies
• Distribution and/or abundance estimates
• Animal behavior and ecology
• Health assessments, morphometrics, and/or physiological studies
• Simulation studies (which may include population dynamics, exploration of bias and uncertainty, management strategy evaluation, predictions over time)
• Spatial management
• Climate impacts
• Evaluation of ecological relationships between characteristics of protected species (abundance, distribution, and bycatch) and their physical and biological ecosystem;
• Stock identification, life history, and/or estimation of vital rates
• Anthropogenic impacts and/or stock assessment
• Comparisons between techniques or populations/groups
• Evaluation of accuracy, precision, bias
• Other conservation research

Field and lab support which may include:

• Prepare for field work and de-stage afterwards.
• Participate in or coordinate data collection in land-based programs or at sea field research.
• Interacting with live turtles or turtle carcasses may include the following: Pursue, handle, collect information, apply tags, necropsy.
• Participate in operations of small boats deployed from land or sea.
• Contribute to the completion of project reports, including taking the lead responsibility.

Support for database management services:

• Provide database management.
• Maintain collection of biological samples.
• Establish and implement an image and video library from existing and new files.
• Update the current webpage as well as develop and implement new pages, possibly containing photographs, video, animations, results of Oracle database queries, and/or R Shiny interactive web apps.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements for the Junior Turtle Ecologist Support Specialist will include the following:

● Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); some experience with data management, analytical reporting, and environmental and biological data is strongly preferred.● Must have a Bachelor's degree in one of the biological sciences and have more than three (3) months of experience with the tasks identified above.For positions that require appreciable field work, the following also apply:● Have all necessary medical clearance and required safety training certificates before research activities● Have corrected 20/20 vision when position is a visual observer● Have the capability to work outside, including on a small boat, for periods of up to 12 hours at a time● Be able to safely lift 40 lbs on a rolling vessel● Have willingness and ability to work far from home (including far from land) for weeks at a time● Meet the requirements listed under NOAA Small Boat Requirements if small boats are part of the research project.

 

 

About Lynker

 

Lynker is a growing, employee owned, small business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in