Survey Watch Stander / Video Annotator – Level I (Mesophotic Deep Benthic Communities Survey)

Think Tank•Panama City Beach, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Support mesophotic and deep benthic reef community surveys (50–1,800 m) as a Survey Watch Stander and video annotator. Work is conducted in response to DWH oil spill restoration and involves ROV/AUV survey platforms, acoustic mapping, and ground-truthing of coral, sponge, and fish assemblages.

Requirements

MS Degree in Marine Science or related field, OR BS Degree plus 1 year of relevant experience.
Computer literacy with word processing, database, statistical, and graphics software; ability to write college-level reports and make oral presentations.
At-sea data collection experience; knowledge of hydrological and biological data stream software.
Proficiency in fish, invertebrate, and protected species identification; knowledge of reef taxa from the Gulf of America.
Expert knowledge of major structure-forming invertebrates in mesophotic and deep benthic communities of the Gulf of America.
Knowledge of procedures when encountering endangered or threatened species.
Must meet NOAA OMAO sea-duty medical fitness requirements; current tetanus vaccine required.

Responsibilities

Serve as survey watch stander on MDBC surveys aboard NOAA Ships and small research vessels.
Execute at-sea mapping and ground-truthing missions per MDBC SOPs as Field Party Chief or Watch Leader.
Perform pre- and post-survey equipment inventory and maintenance.
Conduct biological and environmental data collection, logging, and sample processing under field conditions.
Complete NOAA Small Boat Program incident reporting as required.
Serve as subject matter expert identifying marine fishes from mesophotic and deep reef habitats.
Annotate ROV-based video using C-Vision tools; perform human-in-the-loop review, QA/QC, and Oracle database ingest.
Manage review/tracking sheets and update GitHub project management tools.
Enter and correct data in MDBC database and metadata; utilize bathymetric inventory for the U.S. EEZ (50–1,800 m).
Support data analyses; draft basic reports, summaries, and presentations.
Participate in public outreach and education activities.