Temporary Marine Research Specialist (Mariculture)

University of North Carolina Wilmington; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina Wilmington, a public coastal university, invites applications for a Temporary Research Specialist in the Center for Marine Science. The role supports the Mariculture PI in breeding, larviculture, and growout of high-value marine species, with emphasis on culture system design and operation.

Responsibilities include conducting hormone-induced spawning, larval culture, and proximate analyses, supervising staff, analyzing data, and communicating results through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the assignment plus 1 year of related experience.
• Computer hardware and graphic skills are required.
• All degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Mariculture PI in breeding, larviculture, and growout of high-value marine finfish.
• Design, construct, operate and supervise culture systems; oversee staff and students.
• Induce spawning using hormones or photothermal control and conduct analyses with laboratory instruments.
• Conduct larval culture, growout studies, and proximate analyses of fish and feed.
• Design experiments, analyze data, interpret results, and publish findings.

Skills

Recirculating systems

Marine fish husbandry

Hormone-induced spawning

Larval culture

Live plankton feeds

Growout in tanks

Statistical analysis

Data management

Scientific writing

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Tools

Graphic skills

Computer hardware

Job description

University of North Carolina Wilmington, a public coastal university, invites applications for a Temporary Research Specialist in the Center for Marine Science. The role supports the Mariculture PI in breeding, larviculture, and growout of high-value marine species, with emphasis on culture system design and operation.

Responsibilities include conducting hormone-induced spawning, larval culture, and proximate analyses, supervising staff, analyzing data, and communicating results through