U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office jobs and careers

About U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office

The U.S. Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO) provides operational and science support to the U.S. scientific ocean drilling community. SODCO is a collaboration between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO). SODCO at TAMU assists principal investigators with creating drilling proposals; identifying suitable drilling platforms, coring tools, and logging tools; working with the scientific community to advance new technologies; and planning and implementing expeditions. SODCO at LDEO provides research community support services for successful planning and execution of expeditions, including pre-drilling activities, planning and training workshops, and science communications. SODCO will also provide support for a new Site Survey Databank (SSDB) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and continue to support and host the Logging Database (LogDB) at LDEO. SODCO is guided by a community advisory board and two panels. The SODCO Advisory Board (SAB) will provide overarching guidance, the SODCO Safety and Environmental Panel (SSEP) will oversee safety through site evaluation, and the SODCO Engineering and Technology Advisory Committee (SETAC) will foster innovation in engineering and technology development.