Makah Tribe Job Posting – Ocean Mapping Specialist
The Makah Tribe is hiring an Ocean Mapping Specialist to spend 2 years working on a NOAA-funded grant project. Applications due April 25th!
Summary:
The Ocean Mapping Specialist (OMS) will work with staff from across the organization to enhance the Tribe’s capacity to engage with regional ocean planning and management. The Tribe’s inter-departmental Ocean Policy Work Group and key natural and cultural resource staff need additional mapping and data to support our engagement in a host of ocean planning processes (e.g., siting of research buoys, proposed shipping lane changes, development of offshore wind, etc.).
1 year project position doing kelp research for entry-level scientist
Hi kelp community,
We are recruiting for a 1-year project position doing kelp research in Puget Sound. Applications are due by 4/25.
Info
This position is ideal for an entry-level scientist who wants to work closely with a diverse set of organizations including government scientists, academic scientists, tribes, and volunteers to answer pressing scientific questions about bull kelp stressors. This cutting-edge project will inform future kelp management and research in Washington State.
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