Aquaculture Specialist- Per Diem

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Child care subsidies

Generous paid time off

403(b) Retirement Savings plan

Pension

Tuition and license/certification Reim

Cell phone plan discounts

Discounted T-passes

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital seeks an Aquatic Resources Technician to support the Aquatic Resources Program in maintaining research fish populations and facilities. Under the ARP Manager, you will perform operational and husbandry tasks, ensuring animal health and productivity while complying with regulations.

Responsibilities include feeding, operating recirculating systems, recording health observations, spawning and fertilization, keeping live invertebrate cultures, water quality testing, staff

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• 1+ year experience in an aquaculture environment is preferred.
• AALAS certification is preferred or being pursued.

Responsibilities

• Feeds fish populations with appropriate type and amount of food based on life stage and experimental needs.
• Operates recirculating aquaculture systems, tank washers, feeding robots, and water quality monitoring systems per SOPs and safety guidelines.
• Performs and records daily health and welfare observations and communicates adverse findings to ARP management.
• Oversees daily operation of aquaculture systems and communicates problems to ARP Manager or Specialist II.
• Performs husbandry tasks including spawning, in vitro fertilization, and related procedures.
• Maintains live invertebrate cultures for feeding larval fish.
• Performs and records water quality testing.
• Provides training on practices to new employees and scientific staff.
• Monitors supply needs and orders items in a timely manner.

Education

High School diploma/GED

Job description

Position Summary:

Provides high quality daily care and maintenance of fish used in research within the Aquatic Resources Program ARP. Under the direction of the ARP Program Manager, this position involves significant and varied technical activities to support the management of aquaculture facilities and laboratory populations of fish. Performs operational, husbandry, and customer service functions and will be responsible for operating multiple recirculating aquaculture systems and ensuring that optimal animal health and productivity is sustained, all in accordance with federal and institutional regulations and policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
High School diploma/GED is required.

Experience

1+ year experience in aquaculture environment is preffered.

Licensure/ Certifications

AALAS level certification or working to obtain AALAS certification is preferred.

Pay

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Benefits

• 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


• discounted rates on T-passes

Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.