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YEAR
2016 TECHNICIAN POSITIONS AT RUTGERS SHELLFISH LABORATORY
Hourly
technician positions for undergraduates and recent college graduates are
available at our laboratory. The Culture Technician positions will be located
at our NJ Aquaculture Innovation Center site in North Cape May, NJ and begin
February, March, April, and May. The remaining positions are located at Cape
Shore Laboratory sited on the shore of Delaware Bay, approximately ten miles
from Cape May, NJ. The rate of pay for
the Spring Technician position will be $11.50/hr ($460/wk). This position will begin ~late February/early
March 2016 and continue through approximately mid-December 2016. The rate of pay for all summer positions will
be $11.00/hr ($440/wk). Dormitory
accommodations are available at both facilities, for a fee set by the
University. The summer positions begin
in mid-May to early June and continue until approximately mid-August. We also
encourage students associated with internship programs to apply. Descriptions of the general duties of each of
the positions are given below. Additional
information can be viewed at our website; hsrl.rutgers.edu. Anyone interested is encouraged to apply as
soon as possible. Send a resume and
cover letter (including which positions you would prefer, if any) to:
David R. Jones
New
Jersey Aquaculture Innovation Center at Rutgers University
3920
Bayshore Road
Cape May NJ 08204
Email: david.jones@rutgers.edu
SPRING TECHNICIAN - During the spring and fall, the responsibilities of this
position will be varied and will include duties in the hatchery, field, and
laboratory as needed. During the summer
research period, along with the laboratory Field Manager, is responsible for
the care and maintenance of over 300 bushels of experimental oysters confined
to bags on our tidal flats. These oysters
are progeny groups generated by our long-standing and continuing program in
oyster genetics and breeding. Much of
the work week is spent on the tidal flats in front of the laboratory. Duties include tray and bag maintenance,
collection of biological data on progeny groups, and maintenance of our 75,000
gallon land-based nursery and holding systems.
CULTURE TECHNICIAN
– These positions will be located at the New Jersey Aquaculture
Innovation Center located in North Cape May, NJ. Duties associated with these
positions include microalgal culture, assisting in spawning of bivalve
molluscs, rearing of larvae and post-set juveniles, maintenance of hatchery
larval and downweller tanks and nursery upweller raceway tanks and equipment.
FIELD TECHNICIAN -
Assist the laboratory Field Manager in the care and maintenance of shellfish
brood stock located in our quarantine, nursery, and field grow out
systems. Position responsibilities
require working outside in all weather conditions, ATV operation, and some
lifting.
HATCHERY TECHNICIAN - Duties associated with these positions include
assisting in spawning of bivalve molluscs, rearing of larvae and post-set
juveniles, daily record keeping, maintenance of hatchery and nursery grow-out
system tanks and equipment, and micro-algal culture. Attention to detail is
critical in these positions.
