TEMP Turtle Monitoring: FT Bulkhead Monitoring

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, maintaining a tobacco-free environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform priority clearance morning surveys of sea turtle nests for Port Everglades FT Bulkhead construction project in compliance with Marine Turtle Permit and Guidelines as set forth by FWC under the supervision of an FWC permitted Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation program administrator, Principle Investigator, or Project Manager.
• Locate, identify, and mark all marine turtle nest sites laid each night in compliance with the FWC Marine Turtle Guidelines and Marine Turtle Permit.
• Locate, identify, and document all false crawls from previous night nesting activity.
• Relocate imperiled nests.
• Maintain monitoring for sea turtle nesting activity in relation to beach re-nourishment projects on Broward County beaches.
• Collect and enter data related to all aspects of the nesting beach activities and monitoring with an emphasis on accuracy, quality, and efficiency.

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.
• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• 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

• Prior field experience and/or experience working with endangered species.

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

• Tuition waiver
• Retirement plan
• Adequate medical and dental plans

Pay

The pay rate is set according to experience in marine turtle beach monitoring activities with the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program.

Schedule

Temporary employment is of limited duration, and under the terms of NSU's benefits plan and policies, not eligible for company benefits.