Job Description
Job Description
At Saltwater Inc. we believe that high-quality data is vital to the health of our fisheries and oceans: our mission is to provide that data. We are a Women-Owned Small Business and are constantly seeking new team members who share our passion for innovation and environmental wellness. We are currently recruiting for a part-time Survey Data Analyst to assist the Northeast Fisheries’ Science Center’s (NEFSC) Ecosystems Survey Branch (ESB).
This will be a part-time position with 564 hours expected, annually (~1/3 time). Work will be performed on-site at a Northeast Fisheries Science Center, as well as aboard research vessels in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, or remotely in coordination with the COR and Project Lead. The contract has a one-year base period and will have up to three (3) 12-month option periods.
Duties:
- Evaluate survey strata modifications and alternative survey methods and station allocation designs in the survey domain (Greater Atlantic Region), including within marine development areas.
- Assess the impacts of various survey designs and marine development preclusion might have on data quality for the fisheries stock assessment process, and support the scientific needs related to sustainable seafood production and protected species conservation and recovery programs.
- Evaluate and address the impacts of pending marine development or other changes needed to NEFSC surveys and stock assessments.
- Coordinate with regional scientists, fishing industry representatives, and survey scientists to formulate alternative sampling strategies.
- Present findings in both written and oral format as needed.
- Communicate scientific results with manuscripts, technical memorandums, reference documents, and presentation materials.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a field directly related to the task requirements.
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in the field or in a related area or of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or equivalent graduate degree.
- Served as a researcher or member of a research team performing research on fisheries or related resource management.
- Advanced experience with fisheries-independent survey design/methods.
- Experience analyzing complex (i.e. fisheries) data sets.
- Experience writing scientific papers for publication.
- Experience in preparing summary reports.
- Experience with GIS data applications.
- Current MS Office and Google Workspace skills
- Hold a valid driver’s license with the ability to operate a Federal motor vehicle.
- Proficient with PHP, PL/SQL, R, ArcGIS, and/or other programming languages
- Experience querying relational database systems such as Oracle
Salary range is $30-$40 per hour dependent upon experience.
Saltwater Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or disability status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace culture to attract the best talent and allow each member of our team to achieve their full potential and maximum productivity. Furthermore, Saltwater Inc. highly encourages qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to apply for positions for which they are qualified and to notify us if there are any needs for accommodation throughout the application process and/or upon hire.
Only qualified applicants with the requisite experience need to apply.
We will honor all requests for application confidentiality.