Job description
We are seeking a highly skilled Oceanographer to join our Boston-based coastal research team. The ideal candidate will lead field campaigns, advance numerical models, and deliver actionable insights to policymakers and industry partners. This full-time role blends field instrumentation, data synthesis, and collaborative science to support ocean health, coastal resilience, and regional climate studies.
As a key member of our scientific program, you will work with multi-disciplinary teams to translate complex oceanographic data into clear findings, publish peer-reviewed work, and contribute to grant-funded projects.
Responsibility
- Plan and execute oceanographic field campaigns, instrument deployments, and maintenance of CTD rosettes, ADCPs, Argo floats, and related sensors.
- Develop, calibrate, and validate numerical models of coastal and shelf processes (e.g., ROMS, HYCOM) to simulate currents, temperature, salinity, and stratification.
- Analyze hydrographic, velocity, and bio-optical data; apply statistical methods and machine learning where appropriate.
- Collaborate with hydrodynamics, biogeochemistry, and data science teams to deliver integrated assessments of coastal ecosystems.
- Produce technical reports, peer-reviewed publications, and policy-ready briefs; present results to stakeholders and at conferences.
- Support grant writing, project execution, and budget tracking; manage junior staff and interns.
- Ensure data quality, proper metadata, and reproducible workflows; maintain documentation on models and code bases.
- Engage with local communities, regulatory agencies, and industry partners to translate science into practical solutions.
Qualification
- PhD or MS in Oceanography, Physical Oceanography, Marine Science, or a related field; minimum 3 years for MS, 5+ years for PhD candidates.
- Strong programming skills in Python and MATLAB; experience with data visualization and statistical analysis.
- Proficiency with ocean modeling systems (ROMS, HYCOM) and GIS software (ArcGIS/QGIS).
- Extensive field experience with CTD, ADCP, ARGO, lasers, and other oceanographic instruments.
- Experience with data management, reproducible workflows, and version control (Git).
- Excellent scientific writing and verbal communication skills; ability to convey complex results to diverse audiences.
- Ability to work in physically demanding environments and travel for field campaigns as needed.
- Collaborative mindset with strong project management, mentorship, and problem-solving abilities.