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Environmental Science Associates · 1 month ago

Senior Aquatic Scientist Part-Time

Sacramento, California, United States

Part-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$57/hr - $67/hr

10+ years exp

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. They are seeking a part-time Senior Aquatic Scientist to join their Fish and Aquatic Sciences team in Northern California, focusing on advanced analyses of fisheries and aquatic data to inform regulatory requirements and management decisions.

Consulting

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct fisheries and water quality investigations on data collected across California

Assist with study plan development and implementation, including describing study objectives, data collection, analytical approaches, analyses and report/manuscript preparation in support of field experiments, management actions, and habitat restoration

Lead and support studies primarily involving fish, hydrodynamic, and water quality data sets

Provide excellent time/budget management, organizational capabilities, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to help deliver projects on time and within budgeting in a fast-paced work environment

Use experience and critical thinking to select, and apply standard techniques, methods and procedures for components of a wide range of complex tasks and assignments

Qualification

Fisheries data analysisHydrodynamic modelingAcoustic telemetry analysisMachine learning techniquesWater quality samplingOrganizational capabilitiesProblem-solving skillsTeam collaboration

Required

You have a minimum of 10 years of experience in the fisheries or aquatic biology field

You have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the field

You have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience with operating and trailering boats, using a wide range of fish and water quality sampling gear, and performing light maintenance on sampling gear and equipment

You have experience completing complex fish and hydrodynamic data analyses, including acoustic telemetry data processing and analysis

You have experience working on fish guidance structure design development and analysis and report preparation

You have previous experience in analyzing complex data sets using advanced machine learning and statistical approaches

You will thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment and can manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines while working on a team or independently

You shall provide excellent time/budget management, organizational capabilities, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills

You shall collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to help deliver projects on time and within budgeting in a fast-paced work environment

You shall use your experience and critical thinking to select, and apply standard techniques, methods and procedures for components of a wide range of complex tasks and assignments

Benefits

Sick leave program

Employee stock ownership program

Tax deferred 401(k) plan

Company

Environmental Science Associates

Environmental Science Associates is a environmental science and planning firm.

Founded in 1969

San Francisco, California, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.esassoc.com

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