Vessel Captain

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Vessel Captain for the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS), Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR). This is an “on call” part time hourly position limited to a maximum of 19 hours per week. “On-call” means coordinating with the Department and full-time Captain to help cover overlapping requests. Primary ports of call are RUMFS in Tuckerton, NJ and Morgan Marina in Sayreville, NJ, although there may be needs to use other ports on occasion.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Maintains USCG authorized Captain’s license to operate 3 offshore small vessels safely in accordance with research conducted. Arabella (48 ft trawler), Rutgers (36 ft landing craft), and Resilience (26 ft enclosed cabin)

Communicates safety procedures to scientists and students while s...