Marine Science and Aquaculture Instructional Specialist and Lab Coordinator (Staff Assistant)
- Category
- Shoreside Operations
- Employment type
- Full Time
- Experience
- Entry level
- Skills
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Qualifications:
- Hold Bachelor of Science degree with three or more years of directly related experience.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of pumps, filtration systems, and marine related sensors.
- Display excellent communication skills.
- Have basic computer skills.
- Be willing to take on new duties as lab and research vessels needs change
Preferred Qualifications:
- Have familiarity with aquaculture techniques, particularly in a hatchery setting.
- Have prior experience in a science laboratory and/or on a research vessel.
- Description
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Responsibilities:
- Maintain several marine science laboratories including wet labs with large holding tanks, plumbing systems, and various pumps.
- Maintain systems for research cruises on small vessels, including underwater camera system, sensors, sediment grabs, plankton nets, and microscopes.
- Support of student and faculty research in the lab and on the boats in coastal waters.
- Assist with data management as needed.
- Hold administrative responsibility for equipment and supplies, including maintenance of equipment, keeping an accurate inventory, and ordering supplies.
- Conduct safety audits, particularly ensuring chemicals are stored and disposed of according to safety regulations.
- Assist with animal husbandry in tanks and around docks.
- Set-up and break-down various undergraduate lab experiments and activities on a weekly basis throughout the fall and spring semesters.
- Be comfortable working in an outdoor setting, sometimes in inclement weather, aboard boats, in wet labs, and around docks.
- Have ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 40 lbs.
- Ability to teach college-level laboratory science courses as needed (up to 3 credits per semester).
- Apply Instructions
- To Apply: Please submit the following documents: cover letter, resume, MMA application, and contact information of five (5) professional references. These forms are located on the employment opportunities under Human Resources on the MMA website: www.maritime.edu. Application materials may be saved, attached, and sent electronically to [email protected]. Alternatively, submit application materials by USPS to: Human Resources Department, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. Finalist must complete background check and pre-employment drug testing.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a fully accredited, four-year, co-educational state university offering Bachelor’s and Master of Science degrees that are highly regarded in the worldwide maritime industry and beyond. Located at the west end of the scenic Cape Cod Canal, MMA is an hour’s drive from the thriving urban communities of Boston and Providence and offers easy access to the pristine beaches of Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.
Headquarters
101 Academy Drive
Buzzards Bay,
MA,
02532
USA