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The FCCL is an off-campus fish culture and research facility mainly focusing on two federal and state listed fish species, delta smelt and longfin smelt. One of the most important tasks is to maintain a genetically managed refuge population of delta smelt, which represents a safeguard against species extinction in the wild. The FCCL also supplies a certain amount of fish each year to research groups with various topics and provides necessary husbandry consultation and support. The junior specialist rank is an entry level position requiring a BA/BS degree in aquaculture, fisheries, ecology, agricultural engineering, animal sciences, or related fields must be acquired by start date, accordingly it is inappropriate to hire applicants with advanced degrees in this field, or those with bachelor’s degrees and three years’ relevant work experience. (See APM-UCD 330).

We’re seeking a 100% appointment Junior Specialist I to assist in 1) a hybridization study, 2) salinity on the maturation, and 3) propagation of delta smelt for experimental supplementation.

95% RESEARCH
The incumbent will be involved in various research related activities, which include, but not limited to: assisting with fish marking, spawning, aquaculture system building, communication, sample delivering, data collection, report preparation, and assisting with fish culture operations.

5% PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY
The candidate should also be actively involved in engaging in the design of the study, discussions on research and the interpretation of research results with collaborators and funding agency coordinators, presenting research data in professional conferences, and drafting manuscripts for future publications. The Junior Specialist’s contribution to manuscripts is to independently complete data collection, analysis, summary, figure development, and drafting sections of the manuscript. Beyond this, the incumbent will contribute figures/tables to other manuscripts in the lab.

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