Aquariologist Technician

Job Details

Under the hierarchical responsibility of the Sector Manager, reporting to the Aquarium Service Manager, your main activities will be:

• Prepare food and distribute it to our residents

• Maintain aquariums and related technical installations, applying specific work protocols

• Caring for animals and managing populations

• Administer drug treatments where appropriate, in agreement with the Chief of the Reserve and the head of veterinary care

• Cultivating live prey and algae

• Participate in public events and welcome visitors from around the world

• Breeding fish, jellyfish and invertebrates, coral cultivation

• Participate in the design and implementation of new projects

• Diving in large aquariums to ensure their maintenance, and at sea as part of collection according to qualification and protocol

• Participate in the activities of the marine species care center

• Supervise interns

• Collaborate on cross-functional projects with other internal departments within the Museum or others

• And all other activities necessary for the proper functioning of the Aquarium

Like the other Aquarius Technicians on the team, you will participate in evening and weekend shifts and on-call duties.

Requirements

• Holder of a bac+2/3 BTS-License in Aquariology-Aquaculture of the CNAM Intechmer type or equivalent

• Field knowledge in aquariology, breeding, fish/larvae reproduction and aquarium maintenance

• Similar experience of approximately 3 to 5 years

• Professional diver qualification (Hyperbaric Aptitude Certificate) level 1B expected

• Class B (car) license required

• Good writing and speaking skills in French

• Fluent level of English desired

• Interpersonal skills, team spirit, teaching skills and ability to unite people

• Sense of initiative, rigor, creativity, dynamism, organization and autonomy

• Theoretical knowledge in marine biology

• Intellectual curiosity (appetence for scientific, cultural and environmental subjects)

• Proficiency in office tools (Excel, Word, Power point)

Contact Information

https://careers.flatchr.io/fr/company/iomonaco/vacancy/2kea8pxzx30nn1o0-technicien-aquariologiste-h-...