Please see below for information regarding a job posting at the FWC Marine 
Mammal Pathobiology Lab in St. Petersburg, FL.

FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)
Wildlife Research- Marine Mammal Section
Research Associate

Position Overview and Responsibilities:
Leads or assists with the coordination of salvage and recovery of marine mammal 
carcasses for the Northwest field station.  Serves as member of FWC's manatee 
necropsy team leading or assisting with field and laboratory necropsies on 
manatee and other marine mammal carcasses, record observations and complete 
associated necropsy reports.  Responsible for carcass disposal, and cleaning of 
equipment and instruments.  Recover marine mammal carcasses for necropsy from 
the Northwest region (coastal and inland waterways of Manatee County to 
Escambia County) of Florida.  Leads or assists in manatee rescue and transport 
operations in the Northwest region including open water captures using a 
manatee capture boat.  Assists the MMPL supervisor with the coordination of 
manatee rescue and capture operations away from designated area as needed and 
leads rescues in those areas as needed.  Manages cetacean stranding data for 
MMPL responses.  Manages NOAA stranding database and completes routine uploads 
to NOAA-NMFS data diplomat.  Completes and updates level A cetacean 
information.  Responsible for cetacean data requests.  Manages samples 
collected from stranded cetaceans.  Assists with manatee necropsy report 
editing.  Supervises assigned staff.  Duties include but are not limited to: 
recruitment, training, planning and directing work, reviewing performance with 
employee, and ensuring compliance with Commission and FWRI rules, policies, and 
procedures.

Serves in regional on-call status between 8am and 5pm on holidays in rotation 
with other MMPL staff members and on occasional weekend days as needed for the 
purpose of responding to manatee emergencies.  Serves in statewide on-call 
status between 5pm and 8 am Friday through Thursday and all day for state 
holidays during assigned week in a weekly rotation with other FWRI field staff. 
 Responds to marine mammal strandings outside of normal work schedule as needed 
or assigned. Responsible for the oversight of repairs and maintenance of MMPL 
laboratory and field equipment including repairs and general maintenance of 
vehicles, boats, and trailers. Maintains state purchasing credit card.  
Responsible for purchases as assigned by MMPL supervisor.  Prepares grant 
reports and budget reports when needed. Participates in public outreach events 
as appropriate.

Link for more information and to apply: 
https://jobs.myflorida.com/job-invite/866305/

Andy Garrett
Research Administrator / State of Florida Manatee Rescue Coordinator
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory
3700 54th Ave. South<x-apple-data-detectors://3/0>
St. Petersburg, FL 33711<x-apple-data-detectors://3/0>
Ph: 727-638-3295<tel:727-215-8650>
Wildlife Alert Hotline: 1-888-404-3922<tel:1-888-404-3922>

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