Ocean Fellowship: MOTE Postdoctoral Research – Marine Sediment Science

Postdoctoral Researcher

The incumbent will be expected to develop collaborations with other internal and external scientists. This position will benefit from experience in enzyme-mediated nitrogen chemistry, ability to work with large datasets, and a strong background in experimental design and statistical analysis. Experience with GC-MS and HPLC is desirable but not mandatory. Field sediment and water collections, and laboratory and in situ experiments will be required.

Training in scuba diving is desirable but not mandatory. The incumbent will be mentored by the manager of the Chemical Ecology and Ocean Acidification Programs, Dr Emily Hall, and will receive additional mentoring from both internal and external scientists.

Mote is celebrating nearly 70 years as one of the remaining independent, non-profit international marine research laboratories. The Mote research enterprise has over 37 diverse research units, an array of STEM education/outreach programs, and an aquarium featuring working laboratories with more than 100 marine species. Mote currently has more than 40 PhD-level scientists, nearly 300 staff and approximately 1300 volunteers located on its main campus in Sarasota and across eight additional campuses/facilities, including a state-of-the-art 200-acre marine and freshwater aquaculture research park, a 19,000 square foot International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration in the Florida Keys and work on a new 110,000 square foot Mote Science Education Aquarium is nearing completion.

Recent (2023 and after) PhD graduates are invited to apply. Applicants with a firm expectation of graduation by December 31, 2025, will be considered. This full-time position includes an expected initial annual salary of approximately $60,000, health insurance with family options, and benefits including an opt-in retirement plan with employer matching, leave for holidays, illness, and vacation, and other benefits. The position will be for a period of three years assuming appropriate annual progress.

Exemplary performers may be invited to join Mote as a Staff Scientist upon completion of their initial three-year appointment.

Mote envisions significant growth of a Marine Sediment Science Program as part of the evolution of its current Sarasota campus into an International Marine Science, Technology and Innovation Park, continued expansion of the Mote Aquaculture Research Park that includes a new Florida Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative and new US Harmful Algal Bloom Control Technology Incubator, and stand-up of satellite campuses/facilities along the Florida coral reef.

The position also affords the opportunity for hosting visiting scientists, interactions with scientists from multiple disciplines at Mote, and oversight of student interns and volunteers. Postdoctoral Researchers are selected based on their ability to not only strengthen and diversify the Laboratory's significant existing research expertise, but also the potential to establish their own innovative research initiatives that address Mote's Beyond 2020 Vision & Strategic Plan.

Location:

Sarasota, Florida