Algal Production Technician

Job Details

Now accepting applications for a full-time (40 hours/week) Algal production technician position at the USDA ARS Pacific Shellfish Research Unit (PRSU), based at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport OR. 

Position Summary: The technician will produce microalgae for the USDA ARS Pacific Shellfish Research Unit (PSRU) and primarily support the hatchery needs of the ARS breeding program, the Pacific Oyster Genomic Selection (POGS) project. The incumbent will be supervised by the POGS algologist and be principally responsible for culturing multiple phytoplankton species simultaneously, maintaining and operating algal photobioreactors, and conducting phytoplankton monitoring.

See OSU listing to apply and for full description: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/177260

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two years of college-level courses in marine science, microbiology, aquaculture, or closely related discipline and one year of experience related to the area of assignment at the Biological Research Technician 1 level; OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience working in a scientific laboratory or aquatic animal husbandry facility.
• Must meet all eligibility and security requirements necessary to work within a NOAA federal facility.

Desired Qualifications: 

• B.S. degree in marine science, microbiology, oceanography, aquaculture, or closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working successfully on a highly repetitive, detail-oriented project or task.
• Knowledge of phytoplankton ecology and monitoring/identification.
• Experience in sterile culturing practices with phytoplankton.
• Animal husbandry experience with bivalve shellfish or marine invertebrates.

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