[Jpjobs] Fwd: DCMC Jobs List April 19
Julia Westwater
jwestwater at whoi.edu
Fri Apr 19 14:46:46 EDT 2013
This week's openings:
Consultant, The Nature Conservancy
Research Analysts (2), Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum
Frank M. Cushing Science Policy Fellowship, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Consultant, GEF
PhD or Post-doc: Global Reef Expedition - Remote Sensing Specialist,
NSU/Living Oceans Foundation
California Coastal Marine Ecologist, TNC
Programme Officer, Coastal and Marine Programme, Asia, IUCN
Protected Areas Coordinator, BIOPAMA Project, IUCN
Policy Intern, Marine Conservation Institute
NATURALIST, NW Expeditions
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Consultant, The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy has received financing from the World Bank toward
the cost of the Sustainable Financing and Management of Eastern
Caribbean Marine Ecosystems Project and intends to apply part of the
proceeds for consulting services. The Nature Conservancy invites
eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to apply for the Monitoring
and Evaluation (Indicator Set) Specialist position.
Duration: The expected duration of this consultancy is approximately
seven months from the date of execution of contract.
Objective of the Consultancy: The purpose of this consultancy is to
develop an Eco-Regional Monitoring Management and Evaluation Plan for
the marine protected area systems of Participating Countries (Antigua &
Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent & the
Grenadines). This plan will outline (a) the biophysical and
socio-economic indicators to use for each country or across countries to
monitor the status of and trends in the protected areas systems, (b) how
to collect these indicators, and (c) the roles, responsibilities and
frequency for collection.
For more details, please review the attached Terms of Reference and
Invitation to Apply.
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Research Analysts (2), Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum
Stanford, CA and Beaufort, NC
The Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum (Fisheries Forum) seeks
to hire two Research Analysts to join the Fisheries Forum team. The
Fisheries Forum is a policy neutral partnership among the Nicholas
Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Center for Ocean Solutions
(COS), Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and Environmental
Defense Fund (EDF). These positions will provide substantive and
logistical support for a variety of Fisheries Forum projects. The
Research Analysts will assist with the design, development and
implementation of forums and workshops, and engage in regional and
national policy research and networking. Specifically, successful
candidates will track regional fishery management council activities,
conduct literature searches, prepare reports and issue papers, maintain
databases, and perform administrative duties including event planning
and logistics as needed. As part of the Fisheries Forum team, this
position will work closely with council members, council staff, state
and federal agencies, and a variety of stakeholder groups.
Qualified applicants must possess a graduate degree in marine science or
policy or other relevant discipline, familiarity with US fishery
management and policy, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management
and Conservation Act, and one to two years of relevant work or academic
experience.
The positions are targeted to begin in June 2013. The initial term of
the Research Analyst position is for 12 months, renewable up to a
two-year term contingent on performance and fit. One position will be
based with Stanford University at the Center for Ocean Solutions in
Monterey CA, one with Duke University's Nicholas Institute for
Environmental Policy Solutions at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, NC.
These positions will report to the Fisheries Forum program manager at
each institution, respectively, and work closely with the Forum's
executive director and coordinator.
For more information and to apply, please visit
www.fisheriesforum.org/researchanalyst
<http://www.fisheriesforum.org/researchanalyst>.
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Frank M. Cushing Science Policy Fellowship, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Washington, DC
*A fellowship for marine science postdoctoral scholars and doctoral
candidates interested in bridging the gap between science and policy by
spending a year in Washington DC researching, developing and advocating
for research and sound ocean policy. *
Frank Cushing was widely appreciated for his mentorship of young policy
makers and his willingness to spend time sharing his expertise,
experience and influence with the science community. This fellowship is
designed to expose young ocean scientists to navigating the
inside-the-beltway political landscape that Frank negotiated so
successfully and for them to learn about the major contributions that he
made to science.
The Cushing Fellow will lend his/her expertise to the development and
implementation of legislative, policy and outreach strategies on behalf
of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. The position resides in the
Public Affairs Department and will monitor and report on the status of
legislation, analyze the impact of various policy and legislative
proposals important to the oceanographic community, and help develop
policy positions and outreach materials.
http://www.oceanleadership.org/2013/may-1st-deadline-for-applicants-frank-m-cushing-science-policy-fellowship/
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Consultant, GEF
Ref: Expert consultant for the analysis of Global Environment Facility’s
experience on marine protected areas.
The GEF plays a unique role in helping Parties to the Convention
mobilize sufficient resources to achieve the biodiversity targets
related to marine issues. Since its inception, the GEF has supported the
management of a total of 1,119 MPAs protecting 231.77 million hectares.
The amount and the number of MPA projects have considerably increased
since GEF’s inception, demonstrating the willingness of GEF recipient
countries to advance MPA identification, demarcation and management.
Proposed Short-Term Consultancy to analyze GEF experience in Marine
Protected Areas
Considering the substantial number of projects, the long-standing
experience and the different approaches supported; an analysis of GEF
experience will help inform future programming strategies and contribute
to knowledge generation in supporting MPA development.In June 2012, the
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) worked on an advisory
document on MPAs. This document intended to provide guidance to assist
the GEF-STAP in screening Project Identification Forms and in providing
advice in the design of MPA projects. Later this year, the GEF
secretariat has started to gather data related to GEF MPA projects in
order to develop a database. These preliminary works will feed the
study.The study will be conducted based on the existing list of projects
that GEF has supported, and on interview of key experts and some of the
MPAs managers. The study will analyze how the GEF finance has been used
for MPA management, showing notably which kind of activities has been
funded, for which IUCN category, and in which financial context. The
study will also highlight the spatial and temporal investment done by
the GEF in MPA, since its inception. The study will help to determine to
which extent some type of support has potential advantages, what
conditions are necessary to ensure the success of GEF support to MPA,
and what has been the GEF project outcomes in MPA management to date.
See attached Terms of Reference for more details and to apply.
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PhD or Post-doc: Global Reef Expedition - Remote Sensing Specialist,
NSU/Living Oceans Foundation
Hollywood, FL
*
*Dr. Sam Purkis seeks to hire an outstanding PhD or post-doctoral
researcher into his Remote Sensing and GIS lab (www.nova.edu/~purkis
<http://www.nova.edu/%7Epurkis>) at Nova Southeastern University's
Oceanographic Center.
The project is collaborative between NSU and the Khaled bin Sultan
Living Oceans Foundation (LOF). The successful candidate will play a
senior role in the planning and execution of remote sensing operations
for the LOF Global Reef Expedition. This ongoing initiative is visiting
remote reefs throughout the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Red Sea -
globalreefexpedition.org. You will join several LOF cruises per year
aboard the M/Y Golden Shadow, a 67m logistical support vessel, to
collect ground-truth and geophysical data that you will use to develop
high-resolution habitat and bathymetry maps from Worldview-2 satellite
imagery. You will also have the opportunity to address your own science
questions related to this work. The project is exciting because of its
large scale and you will be working with several tens of thousands of
sq. km of imagery per year. The position will see you visiting
little-studied reef sites in the Pacific, before a shift in focus to the
GBR and Coral Sea in 2014, with subsequent legs of the GRE moving
through the Indian Ocean and finishing in 2016 in the Red Sea. We are
looking to develop an exciting collegial atmosphere with a lot of
scientific freedom.
The initial term will be for one year with the potential for renewal
through 2017. The position will be supervised by Sam Purkis at NSU's
"Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research" facility on
the ocean side of Port Everglades in Hollywood, Florida.
Interested candidates should send to purkis at nova.edu: (1) a CV, (2)
details of research interests and possible research projects, and (3)
contact information for three referees. Interviews will commence upon
receipt of application and will continue until the position is filled.
The candidate will be highly numeric and key factors in our hiring
decisions will be creativity, motivation, productivity, and publication
record. The domain of your expertise will be remote sensing, GIS, and
marine spatial planning. SCUBA experience will be considered favourably.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, US Citizens
and permanent residents will be given priority.
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California Coastal Marine Ecologist, TNC
Monterey, CA
The Coastal Marine Ecologist provides technical and scientific support
and leadership for projects and initiatives of The Nature Conservancy in
estuarine and near-shore marine environments in California, with
emphasis on fisheries, fish habitat (including nursery habitat and
spawning grounds), land-sea connections, and coastal resilience. The
Coastal Marine Ecologist leads and supports conservation planning,
prioritization, and applied research projects, and supports
implementation of threat abatement and restoration strategies at the
land-sea interface and in estuarine and marine waters. S/he
independently identifies conservation issues, and applies the scientific
approach to address those issues. S/he develops and leverages a network
of external scientific colleagues, collaborators, partners and students
to deliver information, models, and decision support tools needed to
advance the Conservancy’s conservation strategies and objectives. S/he
conducts field surveys and assessments, manages data, writes project
reports and proposals, and coordinates fieldwork and logistical support
for applied research. S/he writes and manages grants and contracts. S/he
writes and submits for publication research papers and other articles on
the biodiversity, ecology and management of California’s estuarine and
marine ecosystems and fisheries. S/he develops scientific foundations to
support decision-support tools and conceptual models, and participates
on multidisciplinary teams to develop cutting-edge ecosystem
conservation strategies.
https://careers.nature.org/psp/P91HTNC_APP/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=40996&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1
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Programme Officer, Coastal and Marine Programme, Asia, IUCN
Bangkok, Thailand
The Programme Officer (PO), Coastal and Marine Programme, Asia (CMP)
will be responsible for the administrative of all CMP functions, as
described below. The PO, CMP also has specific responsibility for
providing support to MFF outreach countries
The PO, CMP is a member of the Ecosystems and Livelihoods Group, Asia
(ELG), in the Asia Regional Programme Directorate (RPD). ELG focuses on
networking and technical support and on designing and implementing large
regional initiatives and maintaining oversight and quality control of
programme and project delivery. As a component of the ELG, CMP
contributes to developing, demonstrating and promoting IUCN’s Value
Proposition and One Programme across the region.
The PO, CMP works under the leadership of the Head, ELG and with other
staff of the RPD to develop and resource marine activities in Asia and
to link them with relevant activities of other IUCN programmes, members,
Commissions and partners.
http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=538&lang=en
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Protected Areas Coordinator, BIOPAMA Project, IUCN
Suva, Fiji
The EU-funded Biodiversity and Protected Area Management Project
(BIOPAMA) is aimed at improving the long-term conservation of
biodiversity in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands region and
to reduce the poverty of populations surrounding protected areas by
enhancing the capacity of existing institutions and networks involved in
biodiversity conservation and protected area management. BIOPAMA will be
implemented in close collaboration between the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission (EC-JRC) and the German Agency for International
Collaboration (GIZ).
During the last decades African, Caribbean and Pacific governments have
increased their efforts in establishing protected areas. In Africa
protected areas cover slightly over 2 million km² or 7% of the
continent’s 30 million km²; in the Caribbean they cover 70,000 km²
representing 29% of this region; in the Pacific close to 1,466,000 km²
are under protection, mostly represented by large marine parks and
Community Managed Protected Areas in coastal and marine areas. In spite
of these efforts the rate of the loss of biodiversity hasn't slowed
down. Many of the protected area systems of ACP countries are not
achieving the objectives for which they were created particularly in
terms conserving key species and maintaining natural ecosystems and the
services they provide.
Addressing this problem is the main challenge that the BIOPAMA project
will address through capacity building, using the possibilities and
opportunities offered by the Convention on Biological Diversity, and in
particular, its Programme of Work on Protected Areas (POWPA).
The BIOPAMA project will assist involved Pacific Island countries in
developing a framework for improving technical and institutional
approaches through capacity building and regional cooperation to manage
biodiversity conservation, particularly in protected areas. It will
contribute to the conservation of indigenous biodiversity and to the
maintenance of the ecological services provided by protected areas,
particularly for the benefit of local people who are highly dependent on
the use of natural resources for their livelihoods, and also for wider
social benefits.
http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=541&lang=en
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Policy Intern, Marine Conservation Institute
Location: Washington, DC
Marine Conservation Institute’s internship program provides motivated
and academically-promising students an opportunity to apply their
knowledge and skills in a real‐world arena. During their internship,
students work closely with science and policy staff on cutting edge
issues in marine conservation biology and ocean policy. Most of the
internship opportunities are geared towards graduate students or
students who have recently completed graduate degrees, although we have
on occasion developed opportunities for undergraduates to work on
pressing marine conservation issues.
For internship positions, we seek individuals with excellent
communication skills, substantive knowledge or professional experience
in marine or environmental science or policy, and who share our
commitment to the preservation of marine life and biological diversity.
We also prefer candidates who have a demonstrated ability to work
independently, with minimal direct supervision.
Working out of our DC office, policy interns have the opportunity to
work closely with our policy staff to gain important skills in
conservation advocacy. Previous policy interns have had the opportunity
to assist with establishing National Monuments and our National Marine
Sanctuaries Reauthorization efforts. Policy interns have described
their internship experience as being important for learning about
lobbying and the legislative process and for understanding more about
packaging science for Federal decision makers. These internships
coincide with the academic calendar.
http://www.marine-conservation.org/who-we-are/jobs/
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NATURALIST, NW Expeditions
Bellingham, WA
NW Explorations offers guided flotilla trips from Bellingham, through the Inside Passage up to Southeast Alaska
and back. The naturalist is part of a crew that travels on the lead boat. The clients travel in boats that they have
chartered from NWE, and travel behind (usually) the lead boat. Please see our web site
(www.nwexplorations.com
<http://www.nwexplorations.com>) to get a better idea of the service our company offers.
The naturalist is responsible for giving updates over the VHF radio while the boats are underway. Updates include,
but are not limited to, information regarding local geology, native culture, wildlife and current events of whatever
area you are traveling through.
The naturalist is also responsible for assisting the clients, once we have reached a destination, in finding local
restaurants, services and other general questions about the town. When the flotilla is at an anchorage for the
evening, the naturalist is responsible for leading dinghy tours, nature hikes or tide pooling excursions, as the site
allows.
The naturalist shares in the other crew responsibilities including but not limited to tying down and releasing of
boats, onboard meal preparation and keeping the boat tidy.
See attached description for more details.
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/Suzanne Garrett/
/DCMC Coordinator/
/IUCN/
/1630 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300/
/Washington, DC 20009/
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