ACCSP Fisheries Data Manager

Responsibilities: The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) Fisheries Data Manager is responsible for providing data quality control and monitoring for data managed by the ACCSP. The Fisheries Data Manager will be required to create and maintain software required to facilitate data transformation, loading and quality control as needed. See attached position description for a complete description of duties and responsibilities.

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) is a state-federal cooperative program for the collection, standardization, management, and dissemination of Atlantic coast marine and estuarine fisheries-dependent statistics. The Fisheries Data Manager position is in the Washington, D.C. office of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), which provides administrative support for the ACCSP. This position will require frequent overnight travel, primarily along the Atlantic Coast. The Fisheries Data Manager reports through the Data Coordinator to the Director of the ACCSP. For more information on the program, please visit the ACCSP web site at: www.accsp.org.

Qualifications: Applicants must have a strong background in database systems, specifically Oracle, a minimum of three years of experience is required. A working knowledge of PL/SQL and SQL is necessary. Additional programming skills (such as Oracle Discoverer, Jdeveloper and SAS) are desirable. The position requires excellent coordination and inter-personal relationship skills, as well as writing and oral communication skills. An understanding of the practical application of statistics is desirable as is experience in fisheries or a related area. The application must have the ability to work on multiple tasks, and general knowledge of personal computer applications is assumed.

Application Process: Please send resume and cover letter and a writing sample (scientific or public) to Laura Leach, Director of Finance and Administration, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 1444 Eye Street, N.W., 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. Resumes will be accepted via email (lleach@asmfc.org), U.S. Mail (postmarked by closing date), or fax (202) 289-6051 until the closing date of March 7, 2008.

This Job Announcement was posted on the Estuarine Research Federation Web Site on 2/15/2008
The full URL is http://erf.org/jobs/2008_2_15_83148.html