Senior Turtle Ecologist Support Specialist

Lynker Corporation is hiring a Senior Turtle Ecologist Support Specialist in Woods Hole, MA, for a contingent position supporting NOAA Pro Tech Fisheries. Responsibilities include statistical analysis, ecological research, fieldwork, and database management related to sea turtle ecology and population dynamics. The role may involve data collection, report writing, and interaction with turtles. This position is part of a long-term contract bid and may be seasonal.
Location: Woods Hole
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 Pro Tech Fisheries*.This work may be seasonal, with periods of downtime.

Responsibilities

Duties of the Senior 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 Senior Turtle Ecologist Support Specialists 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 at least 3+ years of experience successfully performing the tasks identified above, plus an advanced(PhD, Veterinary) degree or equivalent in marine ecology, conservation biology, quantitative ecology, or similar;

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…