About the Job
The postdoctoral fellow position manages a project to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of sonar data systems in Lake Superior using AI software and using weather, maritime, and environmental data to enhance the safety and security of local populations. The postdoctoral fellow will run and coordinate all field and laboratory activities, including planning, execution, sample and equipment flow, and day-to-day coordination of the undergraduate technicians. In addition, the postdoctoral fellow will supervise project personnel, including two extension associates working in outreach and workforce development.
This is a full-time position for one year with the possibility of extension for an additional year. The salary range for this position is $58,685 - $62,629 annually, depending on education, qualifications, and experience.
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Job Duties:
- Participate in planning, instrumenting, collecting, processing, and analyzing data from Lake Superior sensors. (50%)
- Analyze data to answer important questions concerning Lake Superior and other Great Lakes.
- Assure the quality control of samples, analyses, and data. Creating databases for the secure storage of data. Analyzing data and preparing reports and manuscripts.
- Collaborate with extension personnel to develop data delivery methods appropriate to provide data to communities in ways that communities can understand and use
- Collaborate with the PI and co-PIs on preparing research results for publication
- Interact with Large Lakes Observatory personnel to plan and execute data collections and analyses
- Serve as the project manager for the MNSG project to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of sonar data systems in Lake Superior using AI software and using weather, maritime, and environmental data to enhance the safety and security of local populations. (40%)
- Interact with project partners from industry and academia.
- Supervise project personnel consisting of two extension associates.
- Participate in general core MNSG activities. (10%)
- Attend staff and other required meetings.
- Maintain a current calendar of events, travel, and program activity viewable to all staff.
- Report work activity regularly using program forms, databases, or other formats as requested.
- Help write, edit, design, review, and/or produce documents critical to Sea Grant, such as strategic plans, grant proposals, and progress reports.
- Participate in professional development opportunities and mandatory training as required by MNSG and the University of Minnesota.
- Serve on MNSG, Great Lakes Sea Grant, U of Minnesota, National Sea Grant, and other committees as requested.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- PhD in limnology, marine science, coastal engineering, or related field.
- Demonstrated record of research productivity, as evidenced by scholarly publications in peer-reviewed journals or other products.
- Demonstrated proficiency in marine technology and continuous monitoring.
- Demonstrated ability to work with scientists and industry.
- Proficiency in written and oral communication in English.
- Proficiency in working with large datasets.
- Knowledge of electronics and digital communications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with global upscaling methods and approaches.
- Experience supervising graduate students, undergraduates, or junior personnel.
- Successful grant writing experience.
Pay and Benefits
Pay Range: $58,685 - $62,629 annually, depending on education/qualifications/experience
Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be allowed to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.
Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.
Complete the online application and attach all of the following required documents:
- Cover letter
- Current resume
This position will remain open until filled.
Additional Information
Minnesota Sea Grant is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Sea Grant Program, which supports 34 similar programs in coastal states throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. It receives funding through the NOAA - Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the University of Minnesota. The program partners with local, regional and national organizations and is an integral member of the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network.
The Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) is located on the Duluth Campus of the University of Minnesota and is part of the Swenson College of Science and Engineering. The LLO is the only institute in the country dedicated to the study of large lakes throughout the world. We focus on the global implications of our investigations in the areas of aquatic chemistry, circulation dynamics, geochemistry, acoustic remote sensing, plankton dynamics, sedimentology, and paleoclimatology.