At Saltwater Inc. we believe that high-quality data is vital to the health of our fisheries and oceans: our mission is to provide that data. We are a Women-Owned Small Business and are constantly seeking new team members who share our passion for innovation and environmental wellness. We are currently recruiting for a Marine Development Support Specialist – Level 2 to assist the Northeast Fisheries’ Science Center’s (NEFSC) Marine Development and Ecology Branch (MDEB).
This will be full-time position. Work will be performed on-site at a Northeast Fisheries Science Center, as well as aboard research vessels in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, or remotely in coordination with the COR and Project Lead. The contract has a one-year base period and will have up to three (3) 12-month option periods.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced Degree (Masters or PhD) degree in a field directly related to the task requirements.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field
• Advanced knowledge of the theories, principles, and methods in fisheries/marine ecosystem sciences with the ability to conduct and direct an advanced program.
• Advanced experience in statistical applications in fisheries research and survey design/methods, impact assessment, and modeling
• Advanced knowledge of fisheries observation systems development and modeling approaches.
• Data processing and visualization in both relational and GIS data applications; experience working with fisheries dependent and fisheries independent Data
• Experience with spatial data analysis and in the design, development, and management of relational databases for scientific information.
• Advanced knowledge of a programming language, like R (preferred) or python.
• Advanced knowledge of active acoustics theory, principles, methods, and implementation to assess ecological communities, oceanographic structure, and ocean currents (e.g., echosounding and ADCP data).
• Experience working with a broad diversity of fisheries entities-fishing industry, fishery and marine scientists, and government levels
• Ability to work independently and as a team member; leading, collaborating, or consulting to contribute to multiple projects.
• Effectively communicate research results in reports, including peer-review publications, and presentations to other scientists, managers, policy makers, related industry groups, or the public.
• Experience in formulation and execution of research programs of considerable scope and complexity.
• Experience and expertise working on fisheries science within the context of other marine uses preferred.
  Salary range is $85,000 - $95,000 annually, dependent upon experience.
  Saltwater Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or disability status. We strive to create an inclusive workplace culture to attract the best talent and allow each member of our team to achieve their full potential and maximum productivity. Furthermore, Saltwater Inc. highly encourages qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to apply for positions for which they are qualified and to notify us if there are any needs for accommodation throughout the application process and/or upon hire.
  Only qualified applicants with the requisite experience need to apply.

• Support scientific needs related to the co-existence of fisheries and offshore development.
• Provide scientific support to the joint NEFSC and GARFO.
• Support projects to more effectively engage in the science and management activities related to marine development.
• Advance regional collaborative ecosystem-scale research and monitoring programs; and analyze the effects and impacts of proposed developments at regional scales, including impacts on NOAA’s scientific enterprise, e.g., surveys and 60+ stock assessments.
• Conduct technical reviews of marine development project-specific regulatory submissions.
• Advance cooperative research activities with NOAA collaborators including regional fishing industry partners.
• Support the technical needs and participate in the scientific committee(s) of emerging regional fisheries and marine development
• Through collaboration with experts, evaluate and address the impacts of pending developments on NOAA Fisheries Surveys, assessments, and management measures.
• Formulate and support technical analyses of regional monitoring programs and site-specific plans.
• Analyze and present NOAA fisheries data, including spatial and spatio-temporal analyses of fisheries independent and fisheries dependent data.
• Develop and evaluate new statistical survey designs and survey methods for sampling and modeling fish populations, including the integration of new methods and designs with existing approaches to support stock assessment. Develop and evaluate observation system simulation models and similar approaches to evaluate the effects of changes to fishery resource statistical survey design and sampling methods, including the integration of existing time series.
• Development of manuscripts for publication, technical memorandums/reference documents, and presentation materials.
• Contribute to seagoing research and monitoring to assess ecological components that may be impacted by marine development.
• Identify, develop, maintain, and update needed GIS datasets, database, and metadata.
• Perform quality assurance and control (QA/QC) on any collected GIS data.
• Add metadata from new data streams to InPort, the NMFS Enterprise Data Management Program and make all public data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR).