This position is located in Incumbent is a member of a team performing research on oceanographic phenomena. Processes and analyzes physical, biological, and chemical oceanographic data sets.
Incumbent is assigned projects that are readily defined and limited in scope.
The assignments may stand alone as studies of specific oceanographic problems, or they may be segments of a larger investigation. Incumbent usually participates substantively in all phases of the research investigation, including problem definition, planning, execution, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of findings. Investigations may cover new areas in oceanographic research, where the objectives are clear-cut and fairly conventional. Or they may involve applying existing theory or methods to new problems not previously studied. Projects are expected to result in a publishable addition to scientific knowledge.