California Sea Grant Extension Aquaculture Specialist

Target Audience(s): Postdoctoral
Faculty


Institution: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Institutional Web Link: https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/jobs/ca-sea-grant-extension-aquaculture-specialist

Position Description: California Sea Grant, based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at UC San Diego (UCSD) (https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/ ) seeks a resourceful, innovative professional to appoint to a position as a California Sea Grant Extension Specialist (also see https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/extension-outreach ), with a preferred emphasis on marine or estuarine aquaculture (although candidates with freshwater aquaculture expertise will also be considered). This position will be based in Moss Landing, California at the California State University’s Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (hereafter MLML); however, the Specialist will be a full-time employee of SIO/UCSD.

Sea Grant Extension Specialists work individually and as part of a team of specialists distributed throughout California. The role of an Extension Specialist is to develop solutions to high-priority coastal and marine issues, and disseminate information through diverse extension methods. The successful candidate will be expected to develop collaborations with other researchers, organizations, industries, and educators to conduct integrated research, education, and outreach projects. The Specialist’s activities will integrate with and enrich the MLML academic community, and will involve and promote greater interactions between MLML, other academic marine aquaculture programs, and California’s aquaculture community. It is a requirement that the Specialist will teach one class a year at MLML as part of the graduate program in marine sciences. The successful applicant will be encouraged to work with and advise graduate students and will have the opportunity to help develop infrastructure, programs, directions and curricula for a new aquaculture center located at MLML.

The Extension Specialist working in this job will have a background in marine or estuarine aquaculture (freshwater expertise considered) and will provide research-based information and leadership in topical areas related to aquaculture husbandry, nutrition, genetics, diseases, systems design, or policy. The Extension Specialist will be expected to obtain external support (grants or contracts) that can contribute to his/her program and the CASG Extension Program budget.

This is a full-time, professional academic position. Candidates with a Ph.D. are strongly preferred; a Master’s degree with a minimum 3 years of post-graduate experience may be acceptable as experience equivalent to obtaining the Ph.D. Some experience with teaching at the college level (either as an instructor or teaching assistant) is desirable. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong potential for accomplishments in areas contributing to diversity, equity and inclusion, and a desire to play a leadership role in advancing UC San Diego and MLML’s commitment to achieving excellence and diversity.

Salary is competitive and is based upon UCSD pay scales, commensurate with a candidate’s experience, but is expected to start in the range between $56,448 and $68,100 annually.

Please refer to the full ad at https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/jobs/ca-sea-grant-extension-aquaculture-specialist for application instructions and requirements.

Review of applications will begin January 6, 2017 and the application portal will close on that date.


Position Type: Permanent Position

Funding Source(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


How to Apply: Please refer to the full ad at https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/jobs/ca-sea-grant-extension-aquaculture-specialist for application instructions and requirements.

Application Closing Date: 01/06/2017