On-Call Oceanographic Technician
On-Call Oceanographic Technician
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Job Description
Monmouth University is seeking applications for an hourly/as needed Oceanographic Technician in the Biology department which is part of the School of Science. This is an on-call grant-funded position.
The incumbent will work on an as-needed basis as part of a growing team within the research labs for Dunton and Adolf at Monmouth University working on acoustic telemetry and eDNA monitoring of various offshore wind development areas. The incumbent will assist staff in the field and in the lab in a variety of tasks in assessing marine fish communities using acoustic telemetry and eDNA as a monitoring tool in offshore wind areas. The technician will assist in sampling water and fish offshore. The incumbent should be comfortable working on various sized vessels and working offshore conditions.
A full list of job duties is available at .
For more information about the department visit:Department of Biology website
This is an in-person on-campus non-remote position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain sampling field and lab equipment
- Assist in fisheries sampling including deploying gear biological sampling and acoustic tagging of fishes on a variety of vessels up to 50 miles offshore
- Assist in the deployment and maintenance of acoustic receivers to monitor for fishes
- Assist in the collection of eDNA water sampling and oceanographic data at sea on a variety of vessels up to 50 miles offshore
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Biology marine biology marine science environmental science or related fields
- Experience with sampling and field work in Marine Science or related field
- Comfortable working at-sea on various sized vessels (small crafts to commercial fishing vessels) in a wide variety of environmental conditions
- Experience conducting field work
- Experience working on boats
- Physically able to routinely lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to work a flexible schedule and potentially work early mornings nights weekends and long days during sampling seasons
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience using a variety of techniques to sample fishes including but not limited to gillnetting trawl long-line pots/traps rod-reel
- Experience water sampling
- Ability to operate small boats independently.
- Ability to generate or assist in peer-reviewed manuscripts and scientific presentations from collected data
Additional Application Material Required:
Monmouth University requires all applications and supporting documents to be submitted via the universitys career addition to the application candidates should upload the following:
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
Optional Documents:
- Professional References
Questions regarding this search should be directed to:
Barbara Santos at or
Note to Applicants:
Please keep in mind that a job posted as Open until filled may close at any time without notice. As such we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.
Working at Monmouth University perks:
- Earned sick leave: Monmouth University provides its part-time staff employees including on-call staff and temporary employees with earned sick leave according to the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act.
- Fitness Center - Employees are entitled to use the Fitness Center while employed in their PT or on-call capacity
- Recreational & Cultural Activities - Athletic and cultural events throughout the academic year are open to employees. Many of these events are open to employees free of charge or at reduced costs
- University Bookstore discount - Employees receive a ten percent (10%) discount on most items purchased in the University Bookstore.
Department:
Biology
Work Schedule:
As needed
Total Weeks Per Year:
52
Hours Per Week:
Less than 25 hours per week
Expected Salary:
$25.00 per hour
Union:
N/A
Job Posting Close Date
Open until filled
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Gig
