Lynker is recruiting two (2) Ocean Acidification Research Support Scientists to support the NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s (NWFSC) Ocean Acidification Research Group in Montlake, Seattle, WA.
The NWFSC Ocean Acidification Research Group conducts experiments and develops models to evaluate the ecological consequences of ocean acidification off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California. The experimental work involves rearing local marine organisms in seawater with controlled CO2 concentration and other stressors, then monitoring a variety of physiological and behavioral response metrics. The modeling projects aim to understand species exposure risk to ocean acidification, the impact to populations in the wild as extrapolated from experiments on individual species and field observations, and considering how changes in individual species will ripple through the food web to change entire ecosystems.
Lynker’s Ocean Acidification Research Support Scientist will assist with experiments and modeling projects. In addition to duties common to both Scientists based at the Montlake lab, one Scientist will primarily be responsible for care of marine animals at the NWFSC Manchester Research Station, and the other Scientist will be more responsible for seawater chemistry analysis at the NWFSC Montlake lab.
Key tasks include the following:
- The Ocean Acidification Research Support Scientist shall conduct ocean acidification experiments on marine organisms as required. In particular, initial experiments will focus on Dungeness crab and Pacific krill.
- The Scientist shall assist in the collection of marine organisms in the field to obtain subjects for the ocean acidification experiments.
- The Scientist shall conduct summary analyses of experiments, including the creation of informative graphs using statistical software as required.
- The Scientist shall construct experimental aquaculture systems, including aid in development, materials sourcing, and operation of the experimental systems.
- The Scientist shall conduct seawater chemistry analysis with a focus on measurement of carbonate system chemistry.
- The Scientist shall provide written descriptions of experimental methods in a form suitable for inclusion in scientific publications.
- The Scientist shall conduct literature reviews with written summaries and literature citation databases on specific topics relevant to understanding the effects of ocean acidification as required.
- The Scientist shall aid in the operation, analysis and archiving of population and ecosystem research models developed by the NWFSC ocean acidification research group.
- The Scientist shall assist in scheduling and training student interns in ocean acidification lab activities.
Deliverables:
- Completed ocean acidification experiments on Pacific Northwest species.
- Accurate and archived records of experimental activities, experimental conditions and results.
- Summary graphs and tables of experimental methods and results.
- Completed experimental aquaculture systems.
- Experimental methods text suitable for publication.
- Accurate, archived records of seawater chemistry during experiments.
- Written summaries and literature citation databases of all targeted ocean acidification literature reviews.
- Accurate summaries and archived results from ocean acidification ecosystem model analysis.
The Ocean Acidification Research Support Scientist shall possess a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, from an accredited college or university with a major in a field of study directly related to the requirements of specific tasks with emphasis in fisheries, oceanography, social science, natural science, mathematics, or hydrology, plus two (2) years of experience in related field.
Additional required qualifications include:
- Knowledge of organismal response to ocean acidification;
- Experience collecting marine invertebrates in the field, including collection from small boats;
- Experience rearing marine organisms for ocean acidification experiments;
- Experience measuring seawater chemistry (e.g. spectrophotometric Ph);
- Experience with construction of aquaria systems (includes plumbing, use of power tools, etc.);
- Ability to deliver quality written and verbal communications;
- Experience with data analysis and presentation software (eg. Excel, R).
Preferred experience includes:
- Experience rearing Dungeness crab;
- Experience conducting ocean acidification experiments with Dungeness crab and local zooplankton;
- Experience working with Mobile Ocean Acidification Treatment systems (MOATS) and CO2 chambers.
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