Gulf Video Survey Watch Stander and Video Annotation Specialist

About the role

Lynker Corporation is seeking a Gulf Video Survey Watch Stander and Video Annotation Specialist to support the Southeast Fisheries Science Center’s Population and Ecosystems Monitoring Division and Gulf and Caribbean Reef Fish Branch.

Responsibilities

• Learn and perform Survey Watch Stander duties during reef fish surveys conducted aboard NOAA ships, charter vessels, and small research vessels.
• Support video camera and conductivity, temperature, and depth instrument deployments, habitat mapping, and environmental data collection.
• Complete pre-survey and post-survey inventories of equipment and gear.
• Clean, maintain, unload, and properly store survey equipment.
• Conduct biological and environmental sampling, data collection, and sample or data processing under field conditions according to prescribed standard operating procedures.
• Log and appropriately store survey data following each survey.
• Learn established video annotation procedures for Gulf Fishery Independent Survey of Habitat and Ecosystem Resources and Puerto Rico Deep Water survey data.
• Annotate underwater video for habitat and species detection and enumeration.
• Identify marine fishes in all life stages from habitats in the Gulf of America and adjacent seas.
• Review and correct semi-automated video annotations produced using Google Cloud Platform and Video and Image Analytics for Marine Environments software.
• Support video annotation data review, quality assurance, and quality control.
• Enter or upload data into Gulf and Caribbean Reef Fish Oracle databases.
• Update annotation tracking sheets and GitHub project management tools.
• Communicate with annotation reviewers and survey coordinators regarding assigned annotations.
• Learn to use artificial intelligence and machine learning software and manage outputs used to post-process survey data.
• Participate in marine science outreach and education activities, including school programs, science fairs, laboratory and ship tours, fairs, and festivals.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in marine science or a related field of study.
• Computer literacy and experience with common word-processing, database, statistical, and graphics programs.
• Ability to prepare reports at the college level.
• Proficiency using fish, invertebrate, and protected-species identification books and keys.
• Knowledge of and ability to identify reef taxa from the Gulf of America.
• Knowledge of endangered or threatened species.
• Ability to work aboard NOAA ships, charter vessels, and small research vessels.
• Ability to conduct fisheries and water-quality sampling and troubleshoot issues with limited resources while at sea.

Qualifications

• Relevant volunteer experience is preferred.

Skills

• Experience with underwater video annotation and data management.
• Knowledge of marine biology and ecology.
• Ability to work in diverse field settings.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - we're all company owners!

Pay

The salary range for this position is $50,000 - $70,000 annually.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible and may vary depending on the needs of the project.