Founded in 1987 by the late David Packard, MBARI is a nonprofit oceanographic research center advancing marine science and engineering to understand our changing ocean. Located in Moss Landing, California, the heart of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, MBARI offers ready access to the open ocean and deep sea. Ongoing research programs range across autonomous and remotely operated underwater vehicle systems, control technologies, ocean physics, chemistry, geology, biology, ocean instrumentation, and information management. MBARI hosts approximately 200 employees, with shore facilities that include state-of-the-art science and engineering laboratories, manufacturing and electrical fabrication shops, and dock facilities for MBARI vessels.
Reporting to Jared Figurski, the Ocean Observatory Apprentice will assist in the construction, deployment, recovery, and maintenance of oceanographic moorings. This position will be required to carry out tasks related to preparing oceanographic sensors for deployment and for assisting in the disassembly of a mooring. There may be opportunities to go to sea on the R/V Paragon and other research vessels. They may also assist with teaching an AI machine learning model to identify marine predators and prey. Tasks may include using hand and power tools, power washing, painting, database management, and sensor setup.
This is a temporary position, for a period of ten weeks, to start as soon as possible. Schedule will vary from 2 to 3 days per week and require apprentice to work onsite.
Required qualifications:
Job Code: OO Apprentice
Please submit a cover letter, including reference to relevant training and/or experience, and a curriculum vitae by e-mail to jobs@mbari.org, or by mail to the below address, or by fax to (831) 775-1659.
MBARI
Jessica Chapman
Job Code: OO Apprentice
7700 Sandholdt Road
Moss Landing, CA 95039
Salary range: $16.00/hour
MBARI is a non-profit, private oceanographic research institute, and an equal opportunity employer. MBARI considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, disability, covered veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local laws.
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