Website/database Specialist

3 months ago

Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level A

Job Title

Website/Database Specialist

Department

Research 2 | Pauly | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries | Faculty of Science

Compensation Range

$5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

August 28, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Aug 31, 2025

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JOB SUMMARY

Recently, the _Sea Around Us_ obtained support from Minderoo Foundation for a project that will have an 18-month duration. This project’s objective is to update the catch reconstructions of the world’s maritime fishing nations to the most recent year (2022). This project includes the updates to 2022 or most recent year, the associated databases on price, end-use, fishing access and high seas catches.

In addition, the _Sea Around Us_ embarked on the reconstructions of the world’s inland fisheries, with the recent publication of a first in a series of such reconstructions for Canada, the USA State of Minnesota, ten country members of the ASEAN and all countries in Africa.

The _Sea Around Us_ envisions the continuation of the assessment of the world’s fish stocks based on the reconstructed catches and the estimation of maximum sustainable yields (CMSY/BSM) method developed by Rainer Froese and colleagues through the Minderoo Project.

The Website/Database Specialist will: 1) manage the _Sea Around Us_ web database consisting of over 8 databases and the seaaroundus.org website; 2) develop new pages to make available the _Sea Around Us_ data that are the most needed by users as well as new products; 3) help develop code that imputes missing data to complete the database associated with the reconstructed catches; 5) develop spatialized components in order to map distribution of species and allocated reconstructed catches; and 6) participate in the allocation of reconstructed catches to half degree cells.

ORGANIZATIONAL STATUS

Reporting directly to the Project Manager, Dr Maria L.D. Palomares, and as required to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Daniel Pauly, the Website/Database Specialist works independently under mínimal supervision. The Website/Database Specialist oversees and trains the database and website team and any other Sea Around Us staff requiring data extraction. Liaises with equipment manufacturer representatives and service technicians and acts as a consultant to external research facilities including local, national and international collaborators.

WORK PERFORMED

Manages and operates the Sea Around Us the website, database and underlying system infrastructure.

Plan, design, develop, and implement new website features.

Supervise, train and instruct research assistants with new website features.

Discuss and plan with the Project Manager and Principal Investigator to implement new features to the database to allow for new analysis leading to new publications and collaborations.

Plans, documents and updates the documentation repository with new procedures and updates existing routines such as allocation runs and system updates.

Monitor, assess, and report on website performance. Monitor site analytics. Work closely with internal teams to advise on Web Analytics data use & strategy, and content development.

Performs regular quality assurance testing and troubleshooting as needed including troubleshooting and repair of the database and website within specialized expertise and maintaining documentation on problems and repairs.

Reviews and maintains software, web services, servers to ensure optimum website and database health.

Performs other related duties as required by the Project Manager or Principal Investigator.

CONSEQUENCE OF ERROR

The _Sea Around Us_ Website/Database Specialist will be required to exercise a considerable amount of judgment, responsibility and initiative in determining work procedures, and methods as well as coordinating the work flow of the database and website team. Consequences of inappropriate actions could lead to the loss of valuable and irreplaceable research data, incur expensive costs on web servers, lengthy delay

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