Ocean Career: Ocean Associates Inc. Oceanographic Tech Specialist

Marine Science Analyst

A well-qualified candidate will have an educational background in a Marine Science discipline, a working knowledge of MATLAB, Python, and/or ArcGIS and will be able to provide analytical support for the generation and delivery of tidal datum products and services. If you are looking to be an instrumental part of a growing, employee and customer-focused company working on exciting issues in environmental science and other marine/coastal resources, OAI wants to hear from you.

Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in coordinating across NOS offices to help advance tidal datum products and services, which support marine boundary delineation, coastal engineering, and other uses.
• Retrieve and analyze physical oceanographic and geodetic data and metadata to assess the quality and quantity of information required to support NOS oceanographic and geodetic product development.
• Support the computation, maintenance, and publication of updated tidal datums and related products for new, existing, and historic water level stations. This work involves the review and analysis of tidal observations, water level station metadata, and sensor and benchmark network stability.
• Provide detailed information or troubleshooting support of tidal datum products using database queries, metadata source investigations, or other in-depth analyses.
• Identify deficiencies in datasets and metadata required to calculate tidal datums.
• Assist in the development of revised tidal datum determination procedures, including an error budget analysis.
• Support Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-funded project to expedite the transition of Microwave Water Level (MWWL) Technology for National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) Stations.
• Assist in guiding stations through the transition pipeline.
• Conduct data analyses and comparisons between operational sensors.
• Investigate and resolve data discrepancies.
• Offer scientific coding and GIS support for the MWWL transition process.
• Assist with ongoing research within the MWWL Working Group and a partnership with Old Dominion University.

Salary:
Full-time. Pay range $23 to $27/hr commensurate with experience. Generous employee benefits.

• Bachelor's degree in oceanography, meteorology, hydrology, physics, physical science, geophysics, civil engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Knowledge of basic physical oceanographic principles, especially tides and tidal currents.
• Knowledge of oceanographic principles, theories, and practices sufficient to review and analyze data as required.
• Must be proficient in using the Microsoft Windows operating system, Microsoft Office applications, and Google's Collaboration Suite (e.g., Docs, Sheets, and Slides) for analyzing data and developing and editing documents and presentations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to work well independently and as part of a team, are required.
• Ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively in a team/group setting.
• Ability to receive constructive feedback and implement appropriate action.