Aquaculture Specialist - Per Diem

Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 23, 2024

Job Description:

The Aquaculture Specialist:

• Feeds populations of fish the proper type and amount of food, depending on life stage and experimental application.
• Operates sophisticated recirculating aquaculture systems, as well as aquatics tank washers, feeding robots, and integrated electronic water quality monitoring systems, all observing standard operating procedures and safety guidelines.
• Performs and records daily animal health and welfare observations, communicating adverse findings to the ARP manager and Specialist II.
• Performs daily oversight and operation of aquaculture systems and communicates any problems to the ARP Manager or Specialist II.
• Performs various husbandry tasks, including spawning, in vitro fertilization, and other procedures that involve the handing of fish.
• Maintains live invertebrate cultures for feeding larval fish.
• Performs and records all water quality testing.
• Provides training on some practices and procedures to new employees and scientific staff.
• Monitors supply needs and orders needed items in a timely manner.To qualify, you must have:
• High School diploma/GED required
• Analytical skills to identify highly complex problems requiring the application of clinical, scientific or technical principles, theories and concepts and in-depth, cross-functional experienced-based knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with people from a wide variety of social and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, which may include weekends.Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
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