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- Dunbar
Ansök senast: 2024-11-03
Research Assistant
Your mission
RA primarily to the Managing director and Chief Scientist (CS), and secondarily to other PhD-qualified Senior Scientists in the firm;
- Preparation and submission of peer-reviewed papers to scientific journals on behalf of Chief Scientist et al.;
- Handling of peer-reviewer comments from journals;
- First pass (then supervised) peer-reviewing of other workers scientific papers on behalf of the MD/CS;
- Scientific literature reviews;
- Data preparation, entry, and management;
- Creation and maintenance of databases (including Microsoft Excel);
- Statistical analyses of biological datasets
- Statistical modelling abilities (GAM, GLM etc.);
- Analysis of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) footage;
- Analysis of SONAR/RADAR?/InfraRed footage, especially of marine mammals and fish;
- Generation of figures for presentations, reports, and publications;
- Creation of maps in QGIS;
- Organisation of research sourced from journals and repositories;
- Entry of publications into referencing software (EndNote);
- Generation of content for social media, websites, and posting; and,
- Carry out any duties which your line manager may reasonably request within the broad parameters of your role.
Your profile
Required:
- Legally permitted to work in UK prior to employment;
- Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. environmental science/marine biology);
- Offshore fieldwork experience (e.g. MMO/PAM/Environmental Scientist);
- Excellent written, numerical, and verbal-communication skills;
- High level knowledge of Microsoft products ( e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.);
- Able to work on own initiative and prioritise effectively, achieving results against tight deadlines;
- Genuine interest about the business, and industry; and,
- Commercially aware, discreet, and able to handle sensitive information.
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience of environmental surveys (e.g. water & sediment sampling, etc.);
- Published previously in peer-reviewed journal;
- Stock control and testing of PAM and other oceanographical equipment;
- Potentially working offshore as MMO & PAM Operator;
- Day-to-day administration;
- MMO, and PAM training;
- Offshore survival certifications (e.g. BOSIET & medical); and,
- Full, clean UK drivers’ licence.
About us
Ocean Science Consulting Limited (OSC) is a technology-focused marine science company involved principally in providing environmental services worldwide. OSC specialises in marine mammal and underwater-sound monitoring, acoustical and statistical modelling, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) surveys, and image-data analyses, and is currently expanding its services portfolio. OSC has a track record for providing environmental monitoring (mitigation for regulatory compliance) and scientific research (field studies and experiments) for a large clientele and range of marine industries.
