[ES_JOBS_NET] Glider Technician at Stony Brook University

[Jack McSweeney]

Dear colleagues,

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SOMAS) at Stony Brook
University is looking to hire a Glider Technician.

The Technician will participate in ongoing projects in the Glider Lab under
the supervision of Principal Investigator, Dr. Charles Flagg, to monitor
oceanographic conditions on the continental shelf and support wind farm
developments.  This work will primarily involve the use of Teledyne Webb
Slocum ocean gliders equipped with a range of sensors.  The gliders are
deployed for several month-long cruises in the Middle Atlantic Bight each
year.

*Duties*:
- Onshore routine maintenance and deployment preparation of gliders.
- Launching and retrieving gliders from small boats; monitoring and
controlling gliders while deployed.
- Downloading data for processing and quality control and uploading data
sets into appropriate databases.
- Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and
department mission.


*Required Qualifications: *Bachelor’s Degree (foreign equivalent or higher)
in a scientific or technical field in hand by June 2022. Two [2] years of
full time related experience in engineering or related STEM field (ie.
technical work with mechanical and/or electrical operations, any scientific
research, oceanographic field work, or programming work).  In lieu of a
Bachelor's Degree, four [4] additional years of full-time experience
operating and maintaining instrumentation systems may be considered.
Programming experience (ie. coding and debugging programs). Must have, keep
and maintain the appropriate valid NYS Driver’s License; have a motor
vehicle record which is free from major violations or a pattern of repeat
violations.


*Preferred Qualifications:*Advanced Degree (foreign equivalent or higher)
in a scientific or technical field in hand by June 2022. Experience
operating and maintaining oceanographic equipment. Experience with
autonomous underwater vehicles.  Experience working on small boats.
Programming experience in MATLAB and/or Python. Experience in downloading,
processing, and quality controlling data. Experience working with large
data bases, such as NETCDF, ERDDAP or similar systems.

*Applications due: June 15, 2022*

For the full advertisement and more information, see:
https://stonybrooku.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2201429&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

Please feel free to contact me at jack.mcsweeney at stonybrook.edu if you have
any questions.

Thanks!
Jack

*Jacqueline (Jack) McSweeney, Ph.D. *
*Assistant Professor *
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences <https://somas.stonybrook.edu/>
Stony Brook University
website: jmcsweeney34.com

*she/her pronouns*
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