EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) located in Cocodrie, Louisiana operates a 134 ft. oceanographic research vessel, the R/V Point Sur, and is currently accepting applications for an Assistant Engineer.  The vessel is home ported at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi but regularly docks in Cocodrie.

The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is seeking to fill a full-time position within the education program. The position is based at the DeFelice Marine Center in Cocodrie, Louisiana. The role of the Marine Education Associate/Assistant is to support, facilitate, and ensure high-quality experiences for all visitors within the LUMCON Marine Education Program.

LUMCON is currently accepting applications for a USCG licensed Able-Bodied Seaman. Vessels are home ported at the LUMCON facility in Cocodrie, LA. and the R/V Point Sur, Gulfport, MS.

The Dr. Rieucau Coastal Behavioral Ecology lab (CBEL) at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is seeking one Research Assistant (1-year position, level 2) starting October 2019 to participate in the SWARM research project funded by the Norwegian Research council dedicated at forecasting krill dynamics in ecosystem hotspots using behavior-based models.

The Roberts Lab at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and the Nelson lab at the University of Louisiana Lafayette are seeking two highly motivated, enthusiastic, and organized individuals to study the relationship of human disturbance to ecosystem services in offshore sand shoal habitats in coastal Louisiana.

The Roberts Lab of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry (http://robertsresearchlab.weebly.com/) at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is seeking at least one research technician in Wetland Biogeochemistry to participate in a series of field/laboratory and manipulative experiments studying the effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on coastal marsh ecosystems.