The Florida State University (FSU) seeks a highly motivated and organized individual to serve as the diving safety officer (DSO). The successful candidate will have oversight over all compressed gas diving at the University, following the standards for scientific diving set by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. The DSO is expected to ensure that high quality research using compressed air diving is carried out safely and at a reasonable cost. The position is located at the FSU Coastal & Marine Laboratory, St. Teresa, FL, 45-miles from the main Tallahassee campus, and reports to the Facilities Director. The FSUCML mission is to conduct innovative, interdisciplinary research focused on the coastal and marine ecosystems of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, to help solve the ecological problems faced by the region and provide the scientific underpinnings for informed policy decisions.
Responsibilities:
Duties include but are not limited:
- Serving as the Diving Safety Officer and manager of the FSU Academic Diving Program
- Managing, preparing and performing maintenance on all dive gear and equipment
- Interacting with the scientists to help carry out the scientific objectives of the diving operations safely and efficiently.
- Participating, on occasion, in fieldwork that includes conducting research dives.
Qualifications:
- Minimum education - Bachelor's Degree in marine or related science and at least three years of relevant experience.
- Certification as a diving instructor by a nationally recognized diving agency (e.g., NAUI, PADI) with sufficient experience consistent with the AAUS Diving Officer Competency Profile (see below) to serve as the university DSO.
- Experience teaching compressed-gas diving, rescue diving, and other courses.
- Experience in diving-supervision and diving related safety.
- Proficiency in dive gear and equipment repair and maintenance.
- Ability to establish and maintain various record-keeping systems and to complete appropriate documentation, logs, inventory, and reports.
- Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to manage a variety of operations simultaneously, provide leadership, and effectively deal with problems as they arise.
- Proficiency in computer applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and others.
Special Requirements
- Successful completion of pre-employment drug screening, SCUBA dive physical, and background check
- Successful completion of swim and SCUBA skills evaluation
- Must have the physical strength to lift up to 60 pounds overhead with ease; remain on feet for long periods of time; climb stairs, bend, stoop; and readily enter and exit the water in scuba gear from small boats.
AAUS Diving Officer Competency Profile
Knowledge of underwater scientific diving methods and techniques used to conduct research; related technology, instruments and equipment; safe scientific diving procedures, practices and standards; scientific diving history; and relevant health and safety regulations.
Professional Skills - Ability to perform underwater tasks under adverse/difficult conditions; perform demonstration quality skills for training purposes; manage quality assurance/quality compliance issues with institutional diving policy; and understand risk management and exposure mitigation processes.
Planning and Organizing Work - Ability to serve as working diver, lead diver, dive supervisor, and/or mission coordinator during air, mixed gas, or decompression research diving operations involving FSU-sanctioned diving technologies.Establish and maintain all record keeping systems.
Communication - Ability to communicate with scientists, academic administrators, mission team members, vendors and the general public. Ability to complete appropriate documentation, logs, inventory and reports.
Facility Management - Ability to coordinate, maintain, and manage technical programs and administrative activities of dive lockers, ancillary equipment, facilities and related resources in compliance with health and safety regulations to maintain a safe working environment.
Equipment-Operation and Maintenance - Ensure the adherence to appropriate procedures for using and maintaining equipment or technical instruments associated with scientific diving operations to meet industry standards in a safe, efficient and effective manner.
Training/Instruction - Ability to instruct and train staff, students, scientists and other personnel in diving procedures, equipment use and equipment maintenance appropriately for the trainee's qualifications and professional needs.
To Apply, Visit jobs.fsu.edu and searc for Job Opening 40368
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