Natural Resources Job Board

Position Overview: Serve as a lead researcher for the FWRI Coral Research Program and provide scientific support to the long-term monitoring programs and coral research projects conducted by the FWRI. Visit the program’s website at https://myfwc.com/research/habitat/coral/ for more information.

 

Serve as the co-PI of the Coral Reef Evaluation & Monitoring Project (CREMP) in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) and Dry Tortugas.  Directly assist the CREMP PI to ensure completion of all administrative, field, and data assimilation tasks. Assist with the deployment of CREMP protocols and standards to ensure collection and entry of project data is completed in a satisfactory manner by all team members. Facilitate updates and revisions to QA/QC protocols as specified. Provide technical assistance and instructional guidance for the identification and taxonomy of coral reef organisms and assist with or lead training exercises to carry out field surveys. Assist with the organization and dissemination of CREMP project data to make datasets publicly accessible and to fulfill reporting deliverables to agencies. Complete statistical analyses of project data and creation of summary tables and graphics used for annual reports, manuscripts, and presentations. Write and co-author proposals, progress and comprehensive reports, and publications of peer-reviewed manuscripts.  Prepare and make oral presentations at scientific meetings, stakeholder workshops, and professional conferences. Continue or create new cooperative working relationships within the Institute, with other divisions of FWC and with external organizations, agencies, and partners to expand the research objectives of CREMP and/other coral research projects.  When necessary, serve as a coral subject matter expert on review panels and provide technical guidance to other governmental, academic, and private groups for emerging coral reef issues and policies.

 

Conduct in situ demographic surveys of scleractinians, octocorals, and sponges for CREMP and other FWC long-term coral monitoring programs.  Participate in data collection that follow demographic protocols or use underwater photography/videography. Participate in and assist with training exercises to carry out field surveys. Identify coral, octocoral, sponge and other selected taxa in site or from photographic images of underwater transects using point count software. Assist in mobilizing and demobilizing for all field operations. Supervise FTE and/or OPS coral support staff that are responsible for assisting with CREMP data organization and management and data collected for other coral research projects.  Duties include but are not limited to: recruitment, training, planning and directing work, mentoring and reviewing performance with employee, approving timesheets, and ensuring compliance with Commission and FWRI rules, policies, and procedures. 

 

Serve as the FWRI Project Manager for the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project (SECREMP). Responsible for project administration to ensure all grant deliverables and activities are completed in a timely manner.  Manage subcontracts associated with SECREMP external partners (NOVA SE University/NCRI) so all field activities are completed in accordance with FWRI policies and procedures.  Assist in the statistical analysis and interpretation of SECREMP data, contribute as a coauthor on SECREMP reports and peer reviewed manuscripts, and ensure quarterly and annual reports are completed in a satisfactory manner.