Acousticians Needed
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Integrated Statistics is seeking several Acousticians to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). The Acousticians will support the Protected Species Branch's Passive Acoustic Group, working on projects focused on anthropogenic noise, marine mammals, and fishes. The projects typically involve running acoustic detectors and analyzing data as well as graphic generation and writing up components of the project. Opportunities to participate in fieldwork are possible.
Duties
The Acousticians participate in one or more of these tasks:
- Analyze bottom-mounted and mobile passive acoustic data to assess the distribution, occurrence, and habitat use of cetacean species along the US eastern seaboard using a combination of manual and automated detectors.
- Analyze passive acoustic data to describe marine soundscapes, including biological, geological and anthropogenic contributions.
- Analyze passive acoustic data to describe the occurrence and distribution of fishes.
- Analyze passive acoustic data to describe the occurrence, distribution and relative source levels of vessels.
- Assist with field collection of passive acoustic data as needed.
- Assist in maintenance of a passive acoustic literature database in Endnote.
- Assist with PSB Passive Acoustic Group webpage content and maintenance.
- Assist in synthesizing and where applicable present results at relevant venues.
- Assist with education and outreach activities conducted by the Passive Acoustic Group.
Qualifications
The Acoustician should possess:
- Undergraduate degree in marine biology or a related biological science. A Master's degree in a relevant field is a bonus.
- Some experience in analyzing acoustic data. Prior experience with Raven Pro/Matlab/R language software is a bonus.
- Able to participate in fieldwork.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a large group and multifaceted projects.
- Basic understanding and prior experience with programming and data management is a bonus.
- US citizenship and ability to comply with EO 14042.
The positions will be full-time for one year, with the possibility of extension. They are eligible for the benefits described on the Integrated Statistics website. The rate of pay depends on experience and qualifications.
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