MMRU Research Associate

Academic### ##
** Job Category
** Faculty Non Bargaining### ##
** Job Title
** MMRU Research Associate### ##
** Department
* * Research | Trites | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries | Faculty of Science (Andrew Trites)### ##
** Posting End Date
** March 14, 2026
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* Note:

** Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.###     ##
** Job End Date
** January 31, 2027

The expected pay for this position is $40,536/year at 55% FTE.
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* Position Summary:

** Specific responsibilities will include coordinating a multi-institutional network of partners involved in American manatee biodiversity data mobilization across South America and the Caribbean; leading the mobilization, preliminary standardization, quality control, and publication of species occurrence datasets in compliance with GBIF requirements, Darwin Core standards, and FAIR data principles; providing technical guidance and hands-on support to institutional partners throughout data cleaning, metadata preparation, and dataset publication workflows;

planning and conducting regular virtual meetings with collaborators to coordinate activities, monitor progress, and address technical challenges related to data mobilization; planning, organizing, and coordinating a regional in-person training workshop focused on capacity building in biodiversity data management, including Darwin Core formatting, metadata preparation, and GBIF publishing workflows; overseeing project implementation, timelines, and reporting in accordance with GBIF BID programme requirements;

and ensuring dissemination of project outputs through datasets published on GBIF, a workshop report, a multilingual technical guide, and a final written report by March 31, 2027 to support scientific research, conservation planning, and policy-relevant applications.
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