"Alerted.org

Ocean Enterprise Research Technician III

The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Ocean Enterprise Research Technician III.

Position Details

Location Marine Research Center

1030 West Pier, Port of Gulfport

Gulfport, Mississippi, 39501

United States

Division VP Research

Position Type Staff

Employment Status Part Time

Grant Funded Yes

Salary Range 18.00 - 21.40

Pay Grade

N06

Posting Close Date Open until filled

Job Summary

This position is located at the Marine Research Center, in Gulfport MS and is part of the USM Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise. The Center works with industry, state and federal government and academic partners for research, development, testing, and evaluation of ocean sensing buoys as well as uncrewed surface and subsurface marine vehicles including but not limited to platform, payload, command and control systems, power system and data integration/analysis. This is entry level, part time, less than 20 hours a week.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

+ Participate in test and evaluation of UxS, other autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles or platforms and performs analysis of data collected.

+ Provides programmatic and technical support to project directors or principal investigators and collaborate with Ocean Enterprise, USM and external researcher as appropriate.

+ Organize and Maintain tools and equipment.

+ Conduct research to advance hardware, software, and techniques to develop computational algorithms and statistical methods that find patterns and relationships in large volumes of data.

+ Manage, collect, visualize, analyze, and summarize data, data reports, experiments, and field activities. Prepares material for publication, including maps, tables and other illustrative material.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Associates or Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in related field.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

+ Ability to read, analyze, and interpret research periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures associated with research activities. Proficient writing skills are necessary to perform stated duties.

+ Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of data science professionals, customers, and the public.

+ Ability to utilize, process, visualize, and analyze various geospatial data as well as can travel, and work from large and small vessels.

Preferred Qualifications

Valid Driver’s License. Proficiency with one or more Programming Languages/Platforms/Libraries such as C, Java, Python, R/RSudio, MATLAB, AWS Sagemaker, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Tensorflow, Keras, Scikit Learn, Pandas, Numpy, SQL, NOSQL (Mongo DB), ArcPy, Tableau, Docker, and ArcGIS.

About The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 131 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and large event venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 37 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of more than 14,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 27 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit www.usm.edu.

As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer/Americans with Disabilities Act institution, The University of Southern Mississippi encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.