Job Type
Research
Operational Support (technical)
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Activities
Managing the Phytoplankton
section at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine resources (Scientific,
financial and human resources).
Scientific paper writing, National and
International report writing
Budgeting, maintenance and calibrating of
equipment
Research in
the field of marine biology (HABs, phytoplankton ecology...), coastal zone
management, remote sensing and pollution studies
Organization and leading of national and
international scientific cruises
Planning, preparation, coordination and project management of different
international projects (Projects with Germany, Finland, Spain, South Africa,
Angola and USA) and projects with the (IAEA).
Monitoring
the seasonal and inter-annual variability of phytoplankton in the marine
environment with emphasis on those processes and parameters most likely to
influence the commercially important fish resources of Namibia.
Establishment and maintenance of national phytoplankton database.
Report on the state of the marine environment to senior management and Fisheries
Advisory Council.
In-house training
of biologists and technical staff within the Biological Oceanography
section
Supervision of PhD
and MSc students, scientific publications and public
Sea regions of study
North Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
Skills
Organizational /
managerial skills
▪ As a Head of Phytoplankton Section responsible
for a team of 4 people, as per request acting as a Head of Environment Sub-division
- 25-30 people and standing in as the Deputy Director for resource management-
80-90 people. As Chief cruise leader responsible for 40-50 national and
international scientific and technical staff participated in scientific
cruises together with the captain of the research vessel. Responsible for project planning and budgeting
for Phytoplankton Section and the Environment Division.
Job-related skills
▪ Responsible for section instrumentation –
maintenance and calibration of Fluorometer, FluoroProp, FlowCam, PAR sensor,
spectrophotometer, remote sensing, developing of database, data analysis from
in situ samples as well as from remote sensing, staff evaluation by
performance monitoring
▪ Culturing of phytoplankton species for
identification, DNA analysis and toxicity testing
▪ Scientific publications and reports writing
▪ International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA)
expert responsible for setting up laboratories for Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs)
in Lüderitz, Tunisia and Tanzania
▪ Baseline study for Namibia related to
Radionuclides and Trace elements
Communication
▪ Responsible for section meetings.
▪ Presentations at symposiums, workshops, communication
to public and others when required
▪ Lecturer for Regional Graduate Network in Oceanography
(RGNO) in Namibia on marine topics
▪ Lecturer for the “Regional
training course on marine and terrestrial sampling and pre-treatment of
samples for radioactivity measurements, Mombasa, Kenia for the IAEA.
Other skills
▪ Diving – research diving for rock lobsters,
diving in aquarium, maintenance of underwater pumps and monitoring buoy’s
▪ Ski-boat license – monitoring sampling for
mariculture farms and sampling along the coast
▪ Photographer – photographer for National
Marine Information and Research Centre (NatMIRC) with contributions to
Aquarium photos and many books and other publications
▪ Special driver – beach and dune driving during
biodiversity sampling expeditions for intertidal and line fish sampling
▪ Coring – Core sediment sampling for the
purpose of pollution studies on the RV Mirabilis and slicing of cores
