[Jpjobs] Fwd: DCMC Jobs List Sept. 28

[Julia Westwater]

This week's openings:

Director of Florida County Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy‏

Program Coordinator for Operations & Development‏, Alaska Ocean 
Observing System
Regional Oceans Research Coordinator, Greenpeace
Marine Expert (Social Scientist): Ecosystem Services, UNEP GRID
Assistant Project Scientist (Project Manager), National Center of 
Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center of Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

MARINE VETERINARIAN RESEARCH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP, Mote Marine Laboratory
Post-Doc, National Marine Fisheries Service
Marine Science Education Internship, Pigeon Key Foundation
North Atlantic Right Whale Project Internship, Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Conservation Commission (FWC)


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Director of Florida County Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy‏

FL Panhandle

The Director of Florida County Government Relations plans, implements 
and coordinates a comprehensive policy and government relations program 
focused on the county governments of Florida, particularly the panhandle 
of Florida.  S/he ensures that the program complies with federal, state, 
and local lobbying laws and regulations, and monitors legislative and 
administrative initiatives and policies, which are related to the 
mission or programs of TNC.  Duties include regular contact with local, 
county, state and federal officials regarding matters pertaining to 
administrative and legislative actions related to the mission of The 
Nature Conservancy and the restoration of the Gulf of Mexico. This 
position will also have duties related to fund raising activity to 
increase the level of financial support for TNC projects and priorities. 
  The Director of Florida County Government Relations represents The 
Nature Conservancy before state and local agencies and special interest 
groups, and works among key government officials to increase support for 
TNCs mission and programs.   The position entails building relationships 
to influence elected officials, as well as agency staff, business and 
community leaders, other non-profit groups, local organizations and 
others to promote, facilitate and focus the wise use of RESTORE, NRDA 
and other funding to benefit our mission in the Gulf of Mexico.

https://careers.nature.org/psp/P91HTNC_APP/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL
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Program Coordinator for Operations & Development‏, Alaska Ocean 
Observing System

Anchorage, AK

AOOS is a regional network representing a consortium of federal, state 
and local agencies, research organizations, and private industry 
committed to tracking, predicting, and adapting to changes in Alaska’s 
coastal and ocean environment. AOOS is part of the national Integrated 
Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and the Global Ocean Observing System 
(GOOS). For more information, see www.aoos.org <http://www.aoos.org/>, 
www.usnfra.org <http://www.usnfra.org/>, and www.ioos.noaa.gov 
<http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/>.


This full-time position is based in Anchorage and involves working with 
the AOOS Executive Director and staff to develop major elements of the 
AOOS vision and plans, with a focus on observing and modeling system 
components. Funding is guaranteed for one year, but the intent is to 
make this a permanent position depending on funding and interest.

Responsibilities include assisting in all aspects of developing the AOOS 
program, including working with the AOOS board and committees, the AOOS 
Data Management team, and the national and other regional ocean 
observing programs.  The program coordinator will work closely with the 
AOOS Program Manager for Partnerships and Outreach and AOOS partners and 
stakeholders to facilitate the prioritization and implementation of new 
observing platforms and instruments, forecasts and other integrated 
ocean observing initiatives. The coordinator will also help develop or 
strengthen programs to monitor ocean acidification, climate change 
impacts to the marine environment, harmful algal blooms, coastal 
hazards, and efforts related to marine safety.  Additional activities 
may include writing proposals, strengthening partnerships with Canada, 
devising strategies for incorporating biological datasets into the AOOS, 
and facilitating the creation of a “State of Alaska Oceans and Coasts” 
annual report. The coordinator will interface with both scientists and 
stakeholders, and serve as a communicator and facilitator to help 
advance ocean observing in Alaska.

http://www.aoos.org/new-position-available-at-aoos/

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Regional Oceans Research Coordinator, Greenpeace
Bangkok, Jakarta or Manila


The Regional Oceans Research Coordinator is a critical role in the 
development and implementation of the Greenpeace Oceans Campaign in 
Southeast Asia. This person will be required to identify research needs 
and develop and manage research projects to meet campaign objectives and 
produce campaign material.

http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/id/about/jobs/Regional-Oceans-Research-Coordinator/

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Marine Expert (Social Scientist): Ecosystem Services, UNEP GRID
Arendal, Norway

GRID-Arendal is seeking a Marine Expert to participate in the planning, 
development and implementation of various relevant activities within its 
Marine Division, related primarily to ecosystems, their services and the 
links to human and natural well-being.

Activity areas for this position are primarily (but not exclusively) 
focused on the following thematic areas: valuation of marine ecosystems 
and their services, environmental and resource management, habitat 
conservation and economics of ecosystems and biodiversity. The ideal 
candidate is a proficient networker with top quality interpersonal, 
organizational and team-oriented skills, who can apply innovative and 
forward thinking approaches to the development of GA’s marine strategy 
focusing on developing states and small island developing states. 
Activity areas for this position are primarily (but not exclusively) 
focused on the following thematic areas: valuation of marine ecosystems 
and their services, environmental and resource management, habitat 
conservation and economics of ecosystems and biodiversity. An overall 
aim involves communicating to the general public and decision makers the 
value of the oceans and their ecosystems and bridging the gap between 
scientific investigation and the need to operationalize results to 
promote positive change.

http://www.grida.no/about/vacancies.aspx?id=5298

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Assistant Project Scientist (Project Manager), National Center of 
Ecological Analysis and Synthesis


Ecosystem Thresholds and Indicators for Marine Spatial Planning

The project manager will be responsible for supporting, coordinating and 
helping to manage a large collaborative project involving researchers at 
the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis and UC Santa 
Barbara, the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University, 
Environmental Defense Fund, and NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science 
Center. This four-year project will explore ecological and 
socio-economic thresholds or “tipping points” in marine ecosystems, and 
develop tools that help managers use this information to support better 
decision-making. The project will involve working groups of global 
experts and policy advisors beyond the core project members, synthesis 
research, and extensive analytical work in 2-3 case study locations (to 
be determined) within the US and/or Canada.

The full-time project manager will be based at NCEAS in Santa Barbara, 
California and will help with organization and logistics, meeting 
planning, project communication (within and beyond the project team), 
data gathering, reporting and other support tasks. Depending on skills, 
interest, and time, the project manager could have the opportunity to 
contribute substantively to the scientific objectives of the project, 
too. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a wide range of 
scientists and resource managers to address a challenging problem that 
has the potential to transform how marine resource management decisions 
are made.

http://www.oeosh.ucsb.edu/EOAA/NonSenateJobs/jobbulletin/ncea.2012.09.24.NCEA1205.html

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Postdoctoral Fellow, National Center of Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Ecosystem Thresholds and Indicators for Marine Spatial Planning


We seek a postdoctoral fellow to participate in a large collaborative 
project involving researchers at the National Center for Ecological 
Analysis and Synthesis and UC Santa Barbara, the Center for Ocean 
Solutions at Stanford University, Environmental Defense Fund, and NOAA’s 
Northwest Fisheries Science Center. This four-year project will explore 
ecological and socio-economic thresholds or “tipping points” in marine 
ecosystems, and develop tools that help managers use this information to 
support better decision-making. The project will involve working groups 
of global experts and policy advisors beyond the core project members, 
synthesis research, and extensive analytical work in 2-3 case study 
locations (to be determined) within the US and/or Canada.

The postdoctoral fellow will be charged with leading a meta-analysis of 
non-linearities/thresholds in the relationships between single stressors 
(e.g. biomass harvest, nutrient input, temperature) and indicators of 
ecosystem condition. This foundational work will help lay the groundwork 
for the overall project, including subsequent modeling of ecosystem 
consequences of management decisions. It will also constitute a valuable 
scientific contribution on its own, with one or more publications 
anticipated as a result. Depending on skills, interest, and time, the 
postdoc would have the opportunity to contribute substantively to other 
scientific objectives of the project, too. The postdoc will have the 
opportunity to participate in working group meetings of the project team 
and of global experts. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a 
wide range of scientists and resource managers to address a challenging 
problem that has the potential to transform how marine resource 
management decisions are made.

http://www.oeosh.ucsb.edu/EOAA/NonSenateJobs/jobbulletin/ncea.2012.09.20.POSTNCEA.html

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MARINE VETERINARIAN RESEARCH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP, Mote Marine Laboratory

Sarasota, FL

The new Postdoctoral Fellow is expected to begin in the first half of 
2013, but exceptional candidates with a firm expectation of graduation 
by summer 2013 will be considered. The full-time position includes an 
annual salary of $55,000. Health insurance is also provided, with family 
options. Benefits include an opt-in retirement plan with employer 
matching, leaves for holidays, illness, and vacation, and other 
benefits. The Fellowship position will be for a period of two years 
(assuming appropriate first-year progress).  The Postdoctoral Fellow 
will also have an established researcher assigned to serve as a 
dedicated mentor, will receive office/laboratory space and will have 
full use of Mote’s well-equipped marine mammal and sea turtle rescue, 
rehabilitation and hospital facilities and instrumentation.

The Marine Veterinarian Research Postdoctoral Fellow represents a 
“hybrid” professional whose commitments and responsibilities involve 
both the conduct of cutting edge science and the care and well being of 
the AZA-accredited Mote Aquarium living collection, including animals on 
public display and those housed as patients in the NOAA-certified Mote 
Sea Turtle and Whale and Dolphin Hospitals. The successful candidate 
will be selected based on their ability to not only support the needs of 
the Mote Aquarium’s variety of marine life according to AZA requirements 
and the NOAA-certified Mote marine mammal and sea turtle standings and 
hospital programs, but also the potential to strengthen and diversify 
the Laboratory’s significant existing research expertise by establishing 
their own innovative research initiatives that address Mote’s new 2020 
Vision & Strategic Plan.  Exemplary Fellows may be invited to join Mote 
as Staff Scientists upon completion of their initial two-year appointment.

http://www.mote.org/index.php?src=gendocs&link=JobOpportunites&category=JOBS#MPD

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Post-Doc, National Marine Fisheries Service

Seattle, WA

Euphausiids (or krill) are key zooplankton prey for fishes, marine 
mammals, and seabirds in both the eastern Bering Sea and in the Gulf of 
Alaska. Information about year-to-year changes in the abundance and 
distribution of euphausiids would be useful for assessments of both 
commercial fish stocks and ecosystem conditions, but these data are 
scant. In the eastern Bering Sea, a time series of euphausiid biomass 
was recently developed using data from acoustic-trawl surveys of walleye 
pollock that are regularly conducted by NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries 
Science Center. These data have allowed new insights into feeding 
conditions for walleye pollock, into how predation along with climate 
may influence the abundance of euphausiids, and into variability in the 
amount of large crustacean zooplankton prey available for the fish, 
birds, and mammals at higher trophic levels. We seek an Associate to 
work with us to develop this approach using data collected during 
biennial acoustic-trawl surveys in the central Gulf of Alaska, create a 
new euphausiid time series for use in stock and ecosystem assessments, 
and to compare the temporal and spatial variability in abundance of 
zooplanktivorous fishes and euphausiids in two contrasting high-latitude 
ecosystems: the Gulf of Alaska and the eastern Bering Sea.

http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=26&ROPCD=260340&RONum=B7766

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Marine Science Education Internship, Pigeon Key Foundation
Marathon, FL

The Pigeon Key Foundation, a 501(c) not-for-profit, is looking for 
desirable candidates for their 2013 education season.  The internship 
runs from the end of February 2013 through mid August 2013.   
Possibility of full-time employment does exist to hired interns who 
demonstrate a superior ability at the position.  Internship provides 
food, weekly stipend and on-island housing.

Interested applicants must have a minimum of an undergraduate degree in 
marine biology, biology, ecology, education, conservation, environmental 
science, or other related degree.  The successful candidate should be 
familiar with/have an interest in marine ecosystems, be a good swimmer, 
have the ability to speak articulately and confidently in front of a 
group, and be willing to cook, clean and work long hours including many 
weekends.  The successful candidate should have teaching experience or 
express an affinity toward educating students.

http://www.environmentjobs.com/environment-jobs/paid-marine-science-education-internship.39477.htm

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North Atlantic Right Whale Project Internship, Florida Fish and Wildlife 
Conservation Commission (FWC)

St. Augustine, FL

The FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) is looking for an 
intern to assist with research and monitoring activities for the 
critically endangered North Atlantic right whale in northeast Florida. 
The project focuses on vessel-strike mitigation and data collection for 
federal assessment of the status and recovery of the North Atlantic 
right whale population.   FWRI staff conducts aerial surveys and 
vessel-based research in the winter (December-March). Intern 
responsibilities will be based on the applicant's previous experience 
and may include:

? vessel-based surveys;

? photo-identification,

? data entry and archival tasks;

? outreach events;

? documenting and verifying public sighting reports of whales; and

? general operational tasks.

Intern may also participate in whale necropsies and receive training on 
large whale disentanglement and aerial survey protocols and methods. 
Field work is weather-dependent, and weekly work schedules vary as a 
result. Applicants should be available at least five days per week, 
including weekends, from late November through March, and must be 
willing to work weekends, holidays and evenings as needed.   One intern 
position is available. There is no compensation for this internship, and 
applicants will be responsible for their own transportation. The 
position and housing are contingent on funding for the project. 
Applications will be accepted through October 7, 2012.

Qualifications: Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or authorized to work 
in the U.S. and possess a valid U.S. Class E driver's license. College 
juniors and seniors and recent graduates are eligible. Applicants should 
have some research experience and be:

? able to work in a close team environment and get along well with others;

? able to work well in adverse field conditions and in a lab/office 
environment;

? able to collect data in a detail-oriented manner; ? proficient with 
computers;

? proficient with SLR digital cameras, filters and lenses (preferred);

? able to drive a full-sized pickup truck;

? able to lift 50 pounds of equipment;

? able to swim; and

? comfortable speaking to the public.

If you are interested in applying for an internship with the Fish and 
Wildlife Research Institute, the following information is required:

? A cover letter describing the internship you are applying for; area(s) 
of academic/research interest; and the dates, days and hours of 
availability.

? A r?sum? describing training and experience.

? Names and contact information for three references.

? An unofficial copy of your academic transcript.

Please send these items as e-mail attachments to: Interns at MyFWC.com 
<mailto:Interns at MyFWC.com%20>

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/Suzanne Garrett/

/DCMC Coordinator/

/IUCN/

/1630 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300/

/Washington, DC 20009/


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