This opportunity will support the NOAA Cooperative Oxford Laboratories onsite reef habitat monitoring and observation systems and the shellfish research portfolio by:

• Updating continuous monitoring station autonomous data collection and telemetry operations.
• Engineering, installation, and test operations of a remote underwater reef camera and transmit collected imagery to the adjacent laboratory.
• Supporting research oyster hatchery operations.

Duties and responsibilities: The student will do one or more of the following:

• Edit existing datalogger programs to update continuous monitoring station operations.
• Lead the installation and setup of an underwater camera and associated wireless telemetry equipment.
• Remotely operate the above mentioned camera and establish procedures for collecting video and still imagery of reef associated fauna.
• Assist with vessel and SCUBA diving operations.