Position Overview:

Provides functional supervision of day-to-day activities of a laboratory or field research enterprise, including directing the activities of graduate and undergraduate students, staff researchers and research support staff. Develops guidelines and protocols for lab operations. Assures quality control; maintains budget; and operates, tests, and repairs electronic and/or scientific test equipment used. Assists with the construction and modification of new and prototype scientific devices.

Duties may include:

Providing consulting services to department management, public and private sector entities
Providing final review of policies and procedures; recommending changes based on prevailing scientific evidence
Supervising scientific/technical staff
Directing and/or planning and implementing a component of the scientific program
Directing and/or developing and monitoring research projects in conjunction with other agencies
Directing and/or preparing reports assessing use, distribution, fate, exposure, and probability of adverse effects of chemicals and/or radiological constituents or other hazardous substances in specific use situations
Directing and/or developing and /or providing final detailed review of risk assessments and making recommendations for improvement where risk level is unacceptable
Establishing work priorities and performance standards; may be involved in hiring, training, evaluating staff, assigning and reviewing work
Making managerial decisions that directly affect the efficiency, cost, reputation and service quality of the laboratory
Developing budgets, distributing budgeted funds, and exercising the primary control over a relatively small budget
Other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

Two years of post-Bachelor’s research work to include technical/administrative experience in research operations
Required Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Aquaculture or a closely related field
Required Other:

Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet policy requirements for driving university-owned vehicles
Additional Preferred:

Masters degree in aquaculture or a closely related field
Three or more years experience in and responsibility for fish culture, staff training and supervision, husbandry of live research animals
Experience recognizing abnormal behavior and disease symptoms of various fish and their control; identifying and determining nutritional and growth requirements of fish and calculating their feeding rates; spawning and stocking fish
Experience performing minor repair and maintenance on buildings, hatchery systems and mechanical equipment
Experience operating fish transport-type equipment
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty, students, industry representatives, government agency personnel and the public
Experience supervising and evaluating staff engaged in a fish rearing operation
Experience training others in various aspects of a fish hatchery operation
Experience developing and managing a budget
Experience instructing and mentoring K-12 students and teachers
Good verbal, and written communication skills
Ability to use various spreadsheet and statistical software applications
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Ability to stand and work in very cold water for four to six hours per shift
Ability to lift, carry and or otherwise move material weighing up to 60 pounds
Ability to climb on and off fish transport trucks
Ability to work in all types of weather conditions
Ability to work in adverse or extreme weather conditions
Posting Information
Open Until Filled: True

Special Instructions to Applicants: This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before November 30, 2026, will receive priority consideration.