The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has an open position for a Natural Resource Specialist 3 (Quantitative Marine Ecologist). Position description: As a Natural Resource Specialist 3 – Quantitative Marine Ecologist based in Newport, Oregon, your primary responsibilities will include conducting analyses and preparing reports, as well as managing projects and fostering collaborations with external partners. This includes engaging with state and federal scientists, non-agency researchers, community members, commercial and recreational fishermen, and federally recognized Tribes to facilitate joint research initiatives. Duties include:
* Lead the analysis of marine reserves monitoring data in support of adaptive management and application to nearshore management issues. * Determine research design. * Lead and participate in data collection including at sea research. * Produce reports and publications. * Communicate marine reserves science and research results with peers, the public and decision makers. Desired Attributes: * Experience analyzing marine ecological and oceanographic data. * Experience identifying ecological patterns and drivers of environmental change in marine ecosystems. * Experience working in marine environments and able to work at-sea. * Experience with ArcGIS including creating and editing shapefiles, working with bathymetric raster data, and using ArcGIS to formulate survey designs. * Experience building research collaborations with multiple types of stakeholders such as agency scientists, university researchers, conservation groups, commercial and recreational fishermen, Tribes and community groups. * Experience with Microsoft Access including database design, data entry and export, form creation and creating queries. * Experience conducting univariate and multivariate statistical analyses of biological or natural resource data. * Proficiency with multivariate analyses and statistical packages/programming (R, PRIMER, etc.). * Experience writing reports and publications. Apply and view additional details here: Natural Resource Specialist 3<https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Newport--ODFW--Southbeach-Annex/Natural-Resource-Specialist-3--Quantitative-Marine-Ecologist--_REQ-173604> Close date: February 21, 2025** Agency: Department of Fish and Wildlife Salary Range: $5,325 - $8,148 Position Type: Full Time Employee [MRP_Logo_blue] Maria Zapetis, PhD | Nearshore Ecology Program Leader Marine Resources Program Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 2040 SE Marine Science Dr. Newport, OR 97365 Email: maria.e.zape...@odfw.oregon.gov<mailto:maria.e.zape...@odfw.oregon.gov> To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
