Marine Passive Acoustics Scientist

Responsibilities

• Manage passive acoustic data collected from North Carolina through Texas.
• Organize and communicate with project partners to maintain year-round data collection.
• Affix passive acoustic field-data collection as needed.
• Process acoustic data and conduct quality assurance and quality control using standardized practices within the acoustic community.
• Maintain current records of data availability, location, and quality.
• Organize and document acoustic data and metadata using established protocols and tracking interfaces.
• Package passive acoustic data, metadata, and analytical results for submission to the National Centers for Environmental Information National Passive Acoustic Archive.
• Analyze bottom-mounted and mobile passive acoustic data using manual and automated detectors.
• Characterize marine soundscapes, including biological, geological, and anthropogenic contributions.
• Analyze the occurrence and distribution of fishes and marine mammals.
• Analyze vessel occurrence, distribution, and relative source levels.
• Participate in national passive acoustic monitoring working groups and multidisciplinary collaborations.
• Affix project planning and information dissemination.
• Prepare scientific proposals for extramural funding.
• Review reports, manuscripts, and scientific proposals.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings, public events, workshops, scientific meetings, symposiums, and public forums.
• Provide required monthly status reports and timely outreach and scientific-meeting summaries.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in marine biology, a related biological science, or data science, or an undergraduate degree with one year of relevant research experience.
• Experience analyzing passive acoustic data.
• Ability to participate in fieldwork.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate on large, multifaceted projects.
• A basic understanding of programming.
• Experience managing large datasets.

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee-owned business specializing in professional, scientific, and technical services. Our team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to deliver technically sound, cost-effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement. We focus on placing the right people in the right places to be effective, and our streamlined organization empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities creatively and effectively.

Benefits

Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, personal time off (PTO) policy, highly competitive compensation plan, 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), tuition assistance/training/workforce improvement reimbursement, spot bonuses for exceptional performance, annual employee recognition awards with bonuses, employee referral program, free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System, personalized career growth plans for every employee, and more.