[ES_JOBS_NET] Social Scientist, ECS at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Social Sciences Branch, RI

[christine.wiedinmyer.ucar at gmail.com]

Social Scientist

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Full Job Description

ECS is seeking a Social Scientist to work in our Narragansett, RI office.

Job Description:
Due to COVID-19 candidate is allowed to fully telework at this time.

ECS is hiring a social scientist for an innovative study of impacts of
climate change on sea scallop fisheries and fishing communities in the
Northeastern U.S.

Scope
The vulnerability and resilience of fishing communities to the effects of
climate change is dependent on their adaptive capacity in relation to both
social and environmental exposure. Several important North Atlantic
fisheries are at risk from a combination of ocean acidification (OA) and
increased temperature. Of these fisheries, the Atlantic sea scallop fishery
extending from Maine to North Carolina is the second highest fisheries
revenue in the U.S. worth more than $533 million and is the largest wild
scallop fishery in the world. The regional economy and fishing community
dependence on the sea scallop fishery for social and economic well-being is
profound, and this species is highly vulnerable to OA.
The aim of this study is to provide a regional projection of changes in the
sea scallop fishery to inform fishery management and allow communities that
rely on Atlantic sea scallops to plan and become more resilient to future
change. This work will provide recommendations to management to assist
scallop industry stakeholders and managers with changes in the fishery that
may result from projected OA and temperature changes.

The NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Social Sciences Branch
has need for social scientist support to analyze socio-economic indicators
of fishing community vulnerability and resiliency to changing management and
environmental conditions. The NOAA Fisheries Community Social Vulnerability
Indicators (CSVIs) will provide the baseline from which socio-economic
projections and models will be developed. Collaboration with social
scientists and scientists at the NEFSC and at regional universities will be
key to this work.

Tasks

*	Conduct literature review on the regulatory history of the Atlantic
sea scallop fishery in the Northeastern U.S.
*	Evaluate the social and economic well-being of fishermen and coastal
communities' dependent on Atlantic sea scallop.
*	Evaluate the impact of ocean acidification and warming ocean
temperature on coastal communities' dependent on Atlantic sea scallop.
*	Participate in focus groups with stakeholders.
*	Compile existing socio-economic data on fishing fleets and coastal
communities to understand the relationship between harvesting zones at sea
and landings locations and how that might change in response to increasing
ocean acidification and ocean warming.
*	Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop socio-economic
models that will inform policy decision making about the adaptive capacity
of the fishing industry.

Required Skills:

*	Advanced degree in a social science field including, but not limited
to, anthropology, sociology, economics, human geography or statistics
*	Training or experience in statistics for the social sciences
*	Knowledge and experience with statistical software such as R, SAS,
STATA, SPSS, MaxQDA, and others
*	Proficiency in written and oral communication
*	Ability to work independently and with a multidisciplinary team

Desired Skills:

*	Experience or training in GIS and/or geo-spatial analysis
*	Experience or training in fisheries, marine or natural resource
management
*	Interest in the impact of climate change on humans' dependent on
marine resources.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national
origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification
protected by federal, state, or local law. ECS promotes affirmative action
for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United
States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose.
Every day, our 3000+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to
support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve,
protect and defend the American People.

 

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