Georgetown University's Department of Biology needs a Research Assistant to manage, update, and clean an 11-year long-term database on wild bottlenose dolphins, as well as handle recent data, assist with project management, and contribute to social media outreach.
Requirements
- Experience with Excel and with Photo-ID with dolphins and use of FinFindR.
- Familiarity with our field research, database experience, data science, and with R Studio is also preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coding and cleaning archival data, including surveys, focal follows, and film.
- Insuring archival data are correctly entered into the database.
- Coding and cleaning recent data (including film) in preparation for the database
- Photo identification and use of FinFindR (a program for photo-ID).
- Developing social media material for outreach
- Help organize lab meetings and other project meetings.
- Handles some media queries.
Other
- Bachelor of Science, preferably in Biology, Marine Biology, or Ecology
- It is expected that the research assistant works On Campus for the first six months but could do some work hybrid after that.
- The research assistant may work part-time in the beginning to facilitate this transition.
- The research assistant can work part-time during other periods if personal obligations warrant this, but must discuss with his/her supervisor in advance.
- All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship, color, disability, family responsibilities, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, matriculation, national origin, race, religion, personal appearance, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
