Jobs in Newport, OR

About the role

AIS is looking for a Electronic Monitoring (EM) Specialist to support the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) Fisheries Observation Science (FOS) Electronic Monitoring program. This position is contingent on AIS being awarded the project

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience in fisheries or a related field (minimum two (2) years of relevant experience).
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, meet deliverable deadlines, and accurately manage, annotate, and process data and video.
• Must be able to work in the U.S. and use Government-furnished IT equipment.
• Willing to complete required NOAA/DOC training upon award (NOAA IT Security
• Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response
• Records Management 101).
• Prior experience reviewing electronic monitoring (EM) video.
• Prior experience working as an observer on commercial fishing vessels off the West Coast.
• Demonstrated experience identifying Pacific fishes.
• Demonstrated use of a dichotomous key to determine identification of fish and invertebrate species.
• Training in the scientific method and basic statistical methods, as demonstrated by completion of at least 20 undergraduate-level credits in the sciences.

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