Scientist Production: Aquaculture Research, Cape Town

Scientist Production: Aquaculture Research About the job Scientist Production: Aquaculture Research Contract Duration:

Location:

Marine Aquaculture Research Facility, Sea Point, Cape Town

Qualifications:

Masters in Genetics/Biological/Ichthyology/Zoology or Molecular Biology

PhD an advantage

SACNASP registration

Experience:

Minimum of three (3) years of experience in in the field of aquaculture research, Including:

Invertebrate (e.g. sea urchin) broodstock management, larval rearing/settlement, grow-out. Direct practical experience with urchins an advantage.

Molecular biology techniques, including routine microbiology (bacterial isolation/identification), genetics, molecular biology (DNA extraction, PCR, genotyping, enzymology) histology, microscopy, next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies and bioinformatics analysis for microbiome characterization using high performance computing (HPC)system.

Recirculating Aquaculture system (RAS) design, maintenance and standard operating protocol (SOP)development, particularly in integrated (IMTA) system.

Animal husbandry and handling with emphasis on low trophic species such as sea urchin, abalone, seaweeds, as well as familiarity with microalgal culture techniques

Working in international and local interdisciplinary research consortiums

Publication in peer-reviewed journals

Microbiome studies using next-generation sequencing an advantage

Key Responsibilities:

Support the design and management of a sea urchin hatchery and production of juveniles for research and grow-out studies

Contribute towards the design, optimization and management of recirculating aquaculture systems

Contribute towards the design implementation and coordination of scientific research trials including data collection, processing and statistical analysis

Next generation sequencing, dataset management, bioinformation and data analysis of sample collected from experimental trials

Project manage and support analysis of genetic studies reassessing genetic zones of abalone in terms of farmed and wild caught.

Assist with daily animal husbandry, microalgal culture maintenance and system maintenance

Support capacity building, training and relevant teaching initiatives

Contribute towards scientific publication and reports

Support supervision of post-graduates and students

Strong analytical and data interpretation skills

Experience in laboratory management and quality control.

Knowledge of water quality testing techniques and instruments.

Ability to conduct environmental impact assessments.

Report writing and scientific publication skills.

Proficiency in relevant scientific software and tools.

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