Oceanographic Technician

About VOTO/Ocean Knowledge
The non-profit foundation Voice of the Ocean (VOTO) aims to increase public and scientific knowledge of the health of the oceans, specifically focusing on the Baltic Sea and connected seas. At the Ocean Knowledge branch of VOTO, based in Gothenburg, we focus on Marine Technology and scientific data collection with the goal of the data and our work being open to the scientific community. Currently supporting six underwater gliders and two autonomous surface vessels, the Ocean Knowledge Team aims to increase the fleet size significantly, requiring both technical and scientific support, to ensure the best possible data collection.

Oceanographic Technician
The oceanographic technician will join our team in Gothenburg, working both in the workshop and on our vessels handling and maintaining scientific instruments and autonomous platforms. This includes a wide range of tasks such as configuration, deployment and recoveries, sampling, basic data management, monitoring, fault-finding and repairs.
Specifically, some of the roles will include:
As required, travel domestically and internationally to support recoveries/deployments around the Baltic Sea.
Calibrate and configure scientific instruments.
Maintain, fault-find and repair our fleet of Gliders, ASVs and sampling equipment.
Prepare and document missions.


Requirements:
Driver’s license
The duties of the technician (including fieldwork, monitoring and at sea) will require out of hours work and travel domestically and internationally up to 40 days per year.
Experience with handling scientific instrumentation and/or survey equipment and data.
Willingness to learn and develop skills in both technical and oceanographic aspects of scientific sensors, gliders and other autonomous vehicles
Motivated and driven team player, willing to work night/weekends on a scheduled basis
Some experience working at sea.
Interest in oceanography and marine environments.
English proficiency


Beneficial Skills:
Experience with AUVs, ASVs or Gliders
Experience with hydrographic surveying
Experience with oceanography or similar marine science


Work environment
The Ocean Knowledge team is a close knit team of 6 working from the VOTO office in Gothenburg. We have a supportive and driven work environment, where we encourage all team members to innovate, push for our shared goals and problem solve together. It has taken good teamwork to set up and maintain our ocean observatories, and we learn from each other’s strengths.
Application
The position is based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Applicants are expected to have the ability to live and work in the EU.
For further information, or to apply, please submit your application by e-mail to Olle Petersson at oceanknowledge@voiceoftheocean.org by 8 March 2022.