Temp Sea Turtle Worker

About the role

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964 and is a not-for-profit, independent university known for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more. NSU is committed to the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors, being a tobacco-free university.

Responsibilities

• Complete nightly checks of marine turtle nest cages and aid in disoriented hatchlings in compliance with the FWC Marine Turtle Guidelines and Marine Turtle Permit under the supervision of an FWC permitted program administrator, Principal Investigator, or Project Manager
• Locate, identify, and mark all marine turtle nest sites or false crawls laid the previous night in compliance with the FWC Marine Turtle Guidelines and Marine Turtle Permit under the supervision of an FWC permitted program administrator, Principal Investigator, or Project Manager
• Relocate imperiled nests
• Excavate nests and assess hatching success
• Construct and maintain restraining cages as designated by active Marine Turtle Permit
• Maintain monitoring for sea turtle nesting activity in relation to beach re-nourishment projects on Broward County beaches
• Assess disorientation events of hatchling marine turtles
• Collect and enter data related to all aspects of the nesting beach activities and monitoring with an emphasis on accuracy, quality, and efficiency
• Help in training/supervising new beach staff

Requirements

• Knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; database and data entry skills
• Ability to utilize or learn to utilize software relevant to the research program, new research methods, and work routines quickly
• Safely operate an all-terrain vehicle to patrol Broward County beach sites
• Be able to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Be able to communicate and maintain working relationships with all contracted staff, volunteers, County and Federal employees, and the general public at all times

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Bachelor's Degree in Marine Biology or related area of study (preferred)

Skills

• Field experience and/or experience working with endangered species (preferred but not required)

Benefits

Temporary employment is of limited duration and not eligible for company benefits under NSU's benefits plan and policies. Subject to grant funding.

Pay

To Commensurate with Experience

Schedule

Under the terms of NSU's benefits plan and policies, not eligible for company benefits.