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Home to a world-class planetarium, aquarium, rainforest, research institute, and natural history museum-all under one living roof-our mission is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.\nOur living collection reflects Earth’s vast biodiversity, consisting of nearly 60,000 animals representing over 800 species. Our research collections are the largest west of the Mississippi, spanning nearly 46 million plants, animals, fossils, and cultural artifacts from across the globe and throughout history. Our diverse team includes leading biodiversity scientists, educators, storytellers, designers, and communicators who are passionate about advancing knowledge and catalyzing action through science and storytelling.\nWhether you're conducting research behind the scenes or engaging the public on the museum floor, your work will help connect people to the natural world and empower them to protect it.\nAbout the Opportunity \n\nReporting to the General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer, the Diving Safety Officer (DSO) coordinates day-to-day in-building underwater diving operations and provides support for field diving. The DSO is a voting member of the Academy’s Diving Control Board, which has the institutional authority to govern diving safety policies and delegate the same to the DSO. Reporting to the DSO are Academy employees assigned to fulfill diving operations. \nThe DSO is a key member of the collaborative team implementing, developing and supporting a robust and safe diving program for educational programming, habitat maintenance at the museum, and field diving. The DSO ensures the safety of divers and the Steinhart Aquarium’s living collection, both within the facility and in the field, by implementing and enforcing safe diving practices, protocols and regulations. \nOrganizational Culture\n\nWhen you join the California Academy of Sciences, you become part of a mission-driven community that values curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, and celebrates its accomplishments together. Staff share a commitment to executing a new strategic plan that will strengthen the organization's financial foundations, cultivate a vibrant internal culture, and foster smart growth to secure the Academy’s future.\nWe hope you are inspired by what we do and are motivated to contribute to our mission. The Academy is looking for candidates who do great work, and we know they may come from a number of different backgrounds and experiences. We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every qualification for the position.\nThis position is based in San Francisco, California. The specific onsite/hybrid schedule for this position is listed below.\nPOSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\nAs a voting member and active participant, the DSO serves as a subject matter expert on the Academy’s Diving Control Board (DCB) which is responsible for the safe operations of the Academy’s dive program, including both in-house and field diving. \nIn consultation with the Academy’s legal counsel and working with the DCB, provides subject matter expertise to ensure that the Academy’s dive program is in compliance with legal requirements, particularly under Cal/OSHA. \nIn consultation with the Academy’s legal counsel and working with the DCB, ensures dive program adherence to standards adopted from professional societies, currently the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) or others as appropriate.\nPrepares policy and procedural recommendations for consideration by the DCB, including updates to the Academy’s Dive Manual.\nSupervises assigned full-time and/or part-time dive officers in day-to-day dive operations, including scheduling, training, safety readiness, and adherence to established dive procedures. Coordinates dive-related volunteer activities in partnership with the volunteer program lead. \nRegularly reviews and advises all Academy scientific divers as to their diving status.\nConducts or arranges for the training and certification courses for Academy staff and volunteers. \nAssists Academy divers with the preparation of dive plans, reviews those plans, and makes recommendations for their modification and approval.\nAssists in preparing the annual departmental budget and tracks expenses for Academy diving operations.\nFor the benefit of the Academy, fosters working relationships with other institutions and organizations in regard to joint dive operations. \nFor the benefit of the Academy’s dive program, participates in the activities of national professional organizations, such as AAUS and Aquarium Dive Program Administrators (ADPA).\nEffectively communicates and coordinates with Academy departments, in particular the Steinhart Aquarium Animal Care and Animal Health teams, Education, Institute for Biodiversity Science & Sustainability, and Building Operations/Engineering. \nStays abreast of legal and policy changes in the professional dive industry.\nFollows all Academy safety regulations. \nOther duties as assigned.\nQUALIFICATIONS: \nMinimum of 7 years experience as an active SCUBA instructor certified by an internationally recognized agency, with endorsements in rescue and first aid. \nMinimum of 5 years of experience applicable to zoo, aquarium and field scientific diving.\nMinimum 5 years as an active scientific diver and full member of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). \nHas a broad knowledge base in all aspects of diving and diving technology applicable to the Academy’s dive program, including diving for habitat maintenance, public programming and field research/specimen collection.\nPossesses professional knowledge of diving theory and its application to safe diving practices, as well as a range of technical and scientific expertise in diving and dive equipment and technology appropriate to the scope of the Academy’s dive program.\nA certified Oxygen Administration, First Aid and CPR instructor. \nAble to train staff and volunteers on safety procedures, equipment setup, maintenance and repair, compressor operations, boat operations, and emergency response procedures. \nBe self-assured and comfortable giving directives and acting authoritatively in an effective manner with a wide range of program participants, including Academy senior staff, external affiliates, partners, staff, students and volunteers.\nAbility to work as part of a team or collaborate well with team members, and external collaborators to accomplish mutual goals.\nAbility to work efficiently and communicate with staff, cross-functional teams and external customers from different identities and experiences.\nAbility to bring new ideas, create inventive solutions and find efficiencies to transform manually or detailed processes.\nDemonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion.\nAbility to lift and transport 75 lbs. \nAbility to perform repetitive motions 50% of the time. \nWORK ENVIRONMENT: Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to meet the job’s essential functions. Include any language that describes the position's regular work environment. The work environment will include hot, humid spaces, wet floors, ladders, steps and work-platforms. Significant travel will be required to fulfill the duties of this position, including international travel to remote locations for extended periods of time. \nPhysical Environment:\n To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to meet the job’s essential functions. Include any language that describes the position's regular work environment. The work environment will include hot, humid spaces, wet floors, ladders, steps and work-platforms. Significant travel will be required to fulfill the duties of this position, including international travel to remote locations for extended periods of time. \nCompensation and Benefits:\n The salary range for this position is $82,000 - $99,000. Actual compensation will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualifications and experience, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, certifications and aligned with the internal peer group. We believe in fair and equitable compensation practices and are committed to providing competitive salaries within the industry and market standards. The Academy offers a total compensation package that emphasizes both base salary and comprehensive benefits based on the hours per week worked. Further details regarding compensation and benefits will be discussed during the interview process.\nSchedule: Full-Time 40 hours per week, on site\nHow to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume and application through our Careers Page portal.\nThe California Academy of Sciences will give full consideration for employment to all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of theSan Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (SF Police Code, Article 49).","description_format":"text","description_chars":9251,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Media & Entertainment","Research Institutes"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-06T15:07:21Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":60,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.831,"p_room":0.72,"age_days":95,"expected_fill_days":255,"reasons":["conf:3","win:mid","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":99000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/biographic-diving-safety-officer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/biographic-diving-safety-officer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T18:35:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8715,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":184837},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=184837"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbiographic-diving-safety-officer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbiographic-diving-safety-officer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbiographic-diving-safety-officer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/biographic-diving-safety-officer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbiographic-diving-safety-officer"}]}