Survey Watch Stander & Video Annotator I — Mesophotic Deep Benthic Communities Survey

Job overview

The Survey Watch Stander & Video Annotator I — Mesophotic Deep Benthic Communities Survey is onsite at the SEFSC Laboratory and at sea in Panama City, FL; compensation is not specified. The role supports SEFSC-PEMD surveys and restoration-related work involving deep benthic reef communities. The position combines at-sea survey duties with video annotation, data management, analysis support, and outreach. Its work helps document and assess reef habitats and associated species through survey data and reviewed video.

What you'll do

• Conduct at-sea mapping and ground-truthing missions
• inventory and maintain equipment
• collect biological and environmental data and process it under survey procedures
• annotate and quality-check ROV video
• identify marine fishes and other organisms
• manage tracking sheets and project tools
• integrate bathymetric data and update databases and metadata
• support analyses, reports, and presentations
• and participate in outreach and education activities.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

survey watch stander

video annotator i

panama city fl

mesophotic deep benthic communities

marine science

at-sea surveys

rov video

fish identification

data qa/qc

data management

gulf reef communities

noaa ship surveys

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The position is subject to contract award. Requires a master’s degree in marine science or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree plus one year of relevant experience, along with at-sea survey data collection and species-identification expertise.

About the employer

Think Tank, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.