| Description |
IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
| Position: NOA10006 Biological Fisheries Technician, full time, immediate opening |
| Location: , Beaufort, NC, USA |
| Date Listed: 03/04/2010 |
Overview:
I.M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG) www.imsg.com is currently seeking to hire a Biological Fisheries Technician to work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research Office located in Beaufort, North Carolina. The position will focus on the examination of the effects of marine and estuarine habitat restoration on fisheries, and habitat and landscape level features responsible for habitat utilization trends. In addition, a substantial amount of time will be spent on collecting and identifying coastal and estuarine fishes, decapods and macrophytes along the mid and southeast Atlantic regions of the US.
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Duties:
- Provide technical support for field surveys to assess ecological condition of estuarine and coastal-ocean habitats using multiple ecological indicators.
- Assist with the identification and enumeration of marine and estuarine invertebrate and fish samples from a variety of sources including preserved specimens, digital photographic and videographic images, and acoustic-profile recordings
- Maintain sample processing lab, equipment and office work space in an orderly, efficient and safe condition and assist with laboratory supply acquisition, field gear maintenance and construction.
- Maintain database, reference specimens, and other lab records resulting from various habitat related assessment projects.
- Collecting nekton using various sampling gears including fyke, block and gill nets, crab and eel pots, Breder and throw traps, and otter trawls and will also assist with the collection of project related physical and environmental parameters. Sample processing will include the nekton sorting and identification to species, enumeration by species, and recording of lengths and weights of individuals identified
- Assist with manipulative field experiments, including nekton predation, nekton distribution, and tag/recapture work.
- Respond to queries for information on operations and results of laboratory work.
- Assist with data entry, record-keeping, graphical/geo-spatial interpretations, statistical analysis of various coastal ecological data and maintenance of computer data files.
- Assist with reporting and manuscript preparation.
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Qualifications:
- Willingness to obtain PADI or NAUI Advanced Open Water and NITROX Certifications, and meet qualifications necessary to obtain a NOAA Scientific Diver Certification as some sampling might require SCUBA diving to depths of over 100ft.
- Experience with SAS, Excel, MS Access and Power Point
- Ability to handle periodic lifting of heavy objects (up to 80 lbs).
- Ability to work in less than optimal field conditions which may include wind, rain, mud, and variable temperatures.
- Field work will also include some night work and spending up to 60 days a year on travel assisting with related field trips.
- Willingness to obtain a US Coast Guard Boating Skills and Seamanship Certification as this position will involve a substantial amount of work on small (18-22ft) boat, marsh and shallow water work and assistance with boat operation and maintenance.
- Ability to work well with others
- Ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and grammatically correct write-ups of results and activities
- Master’s Degree in a related field is highly desirable.
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