Marine Laboratory Technician (posting #S00123JP)
Target Audience(s): Technician/Staff
Institution: Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center
Institutional Web Link: http://www.bowdoin.edu/coastal-studies-center/
Position Description: Marine Laboratory Technician (posting #S00123JP)
The Marine Laboratory Technician oversees all operations related to the Coastal Studies Center Marine Laboratory. This newly renovated facility includes filtered and raw seawater capacity, with a 100 gallon per minute capacity. A recent renovation added a module tank system that can accommodate a broad variety of marine culture and experimental needs, and a dry teaching/research space that hosts microscopy, electronics, and molecular biology. A new experimental seawater laboratory that focuses on climate change variables is planned to be on line by Summer 2016. The successful candidate will maintain equipment and instrumentation; manage daily animal care; provide technical support for users (students, faculty, and visiting researchers); and maintain long term environmental data sets. A MS degree in marine science and 2-years work experience in a technical marine laboratory are required.
The Bowdoin College Coastal Studies Center (CSC) (http://www.bowdoin.edu/coastal-studies-center/) is located on a 118-acre coastal site with 2.5 miles of shoreline on Orr's Island in Harpswell, Maine.
Review of this position will begin June 4 and continue until filled. More information can be found on the Bowdoin Careers website (https://careers.bowdoin.edu/). Specific questions can be addressed to Dave Carlon, Director of the Coastal Studies Center, e-mail: dcarlon@bowdoin.edu.
Position Type: Permanent Position
Funding Source(s): Other
Application Closing Date: Until position is filled.