A staff biologist in the Mote’s Centers for Coral Reef Research and Aquaculture Research and Development will serve as a professional biologist and should have a proven interest in pursuing the field of aquaculture as a career. This job classification requires advanced knowledge in the field of aquaculture, including system construction and design, microalgae and coral culture, and in the field of coral biology. Staff biologists are not exempt from being required to perform duties usually delegated to technician-level employees. This position will be based at Mote’s Tropical Research Laboratory in Summerland Key
General Duties: Working in the daily operations of the coral and Diadema culture facilities at Mote’s Tropical Research Laboratory in Summerland Key. Specific duties will include: algae and live feeds culture; coral culture; construction, maintenance cleaning of tanks and equipment used in recirculating hatchery and growout systems; maintaining facility sanitation, including filter upkeep, tank cleaning and siphoning, as well as water system management; maintaining culture records, data collection, data analysis and supervising staff.
Specific Requirements: Candidate should be able to swim and dive and perform field and land based duties including physical handling of dive gear, field equipment (loading and handling cement or concrete blocks), working on a vessel, and outdoor cleaning and maintaining of raceway tanks.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume before February 25, 2011 to:
Dr. David Vaughan, Director
Center for Coral Reef Research
Mote Marine Laboratory - Tropical Research Laboratory
24244 Overseas Highway
Summerland Key, FL 33042
Email:dvaughan@mote.org
