"On-Call Oceanographic Technician"

Job Details

On-Call Oceanographic Technician

Job Category: Temporary or On-Call
Requisition Number: ONCAL001117
Posted: July 08, 2025
Part Time
On-site
Rate: $25.00 USD per hour

Monmouth University Main Campus
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University is seeking applications for an hourly/as needed Oceanographic Technician in the Biology department, which is part of the School of Science. This is an on-call, grant-funded position.

The incumbent will work on an as-needed basis as part of a growing team within the research labs for Dunton and Adolf at Monmouth University, working on acoustic telemetry and eDNA monitoring of various offshore wind development areas. The incumbent will assist staff in the field and in the lab in a variety of tasks in assessing marine fish communities using acoustic telemetry and eDNA as a monitoring tool in offshore wind areas. The technician will assist in sampling water and fish offshore. The incumbent should be comfortable working on various sized vessels and working offshore conditions.

A full list of job duties is available at http://jobs.monmouth.edu.

For more information about the department, visit: Department of Biology website.

This is an in-person, on-campus, non-remote position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain sampling, field, and lab equipment
• Assist in fisheries sampling including deploying gear, biological sampling, and acoustic tagging of fishes on a variety of vessels up to 50 miles offshore
• Assist in the deployment and maintenance of acoustic receivers to monitor for fishes
• Assist in the collection of eDNA water sampling and oceanographic data at sea on a variety of vessels up to 50 miles offshore
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, marine biology, marine science, environmental science, or related fields
• Experience with sampling and field work in Marine Science or related field
• Comfortable working at-sea on various sized vessels (small crafts to commercial fishing vessels) in a wide variety of environmental conditions
• Experience conducting field work
• Experience working on boats
• Physically able to routinely lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and potentially work early mornings, nights, weekends, and long days during sampling seasons

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using a variety of techniques to sample fishes including but not limited to gillnetting, trawl, long-line, pots/traps, rod-reel
• Experience water sampling
• Ability to operate small boats independently
• Ability to generate or assist in peer-reviewed manuscripts and scientific presentations from collected data

Additional Application Material Required:
Monmouth University requires all applications and supporting documents to be submitted via the university's career portal. In addition to the application, candidates should upload the following:

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents:

• Professional References

Questions regarding this search should be directed to: Barbara Santos at bsantos@monmouth.edu or 732-263-5629

Note to Applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as “Open until filled” may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

Working at Monmouth University perks:

• Earned sick leave: Monmouth University provides its part-time staff employees, including on-call staff and temporary employees, with earned sick leave according to the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act.
• Fitness Center - Employees are entitled to use the Fitness Center while employed in their PT or on-call capacity
• Recreational & Cultural Activities - Athletic and cultural events throughout the academic year are open to employees. Many of these events are open to employees free of charge or at reduced costs
• University Bookstore discount - Employees receive a ten percent (10%) discount on most items purchased in the University Bookstore.

Department: Biology
Work Schedule: As needed
Total Weeks Per Year: 52
Hours Per Week: Less than 25 hours per week
Expected Salary: $25.00 per hour
Union: N/A
Job Posting Close Date: Open until filled