Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here (https://www.myworkday.com/umiami/d/task/1422$7248.htmld) to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet (https://my.it.miami.edu/wda/erpsec/tipsheets/ER\_eRecruiting\_ApplyforaJob.pdf) . Sr. Research Associate 1 The Marine Biology and Ecology Department at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science at the University of Miami has an exciting full time position for a Sr. Research Associate 1 to support the Lirman Laboratory. The candidate's duties will include, but are not limited to the following: + Help organize all boating and diving activities including the creation and submission of dive and boat plans + Help supervise a field team consisting of staff, researchers, and students + Interact with all co-PIs to understand and execute all project related field activities + Conduct benthic habitat (coral reefs, hard bottom, soft sediments) and fish and macroinvertebrate surveys as needed + Help design all project field data sheets + Contribute to the collection of all field data, QA/QC data + Help archive all data and share data with collaborators as requested + Complete data analyses as requested + Help keep all dive and boat logs as required by the UM diving and boating program + Contribute to the writing and submission of project progress reports as needed Required: + Master’s Degree + Hold a valid driver’s license + At least 2 years of experience handling small boats (19-27 ft) + Current MOCC boating certification + Current AAUS Science Diver Certification (including CPR and First Aid) + Good swimming skills and be able to snorkel and free-dive to at least 15 ft as needed + Knowledge of Microsoft Office, GPS, GIS, R + Be able to conduct physically demanding field work (lift ~50 lbs) + Work in cold/hot climate and buggy environment + Be able to take multi-day trips to sites outside Miami + Strong species identification skills (fish, corals, algae, macroinvertebrates) The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here (https://www.hr.miami.edu/careers/eo-ada/index.html) for additional information. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff Pay Grade: A8