Ecologist to support field and laboratory research in Coastal Wetland Ecology at the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). The NCCOS Beaufort Lab conducts basic and applied research on: 1) the response of coastal habitats including estuarine marshes, seagrasses, and oyster reefs to sea level rise and other climate change-related stressors, 2) the use of natural coastal habitats to promote resilience to these stressors, and; 3) the impacts of nature based infrastructure on the ecological function of a site.

Incumbent supports both field and laboratory aspects of our research program. This position is responsible for field-based sample and data collection that may include sampling vegetation, sediments and porewaters, maintenance of wave and water level sensors, surveying with GNSS and participation in drone-based dat...