The Assistant Aquarist assists all levels of Husbandry Operations
staff with the cleaning and maintenance of exhibit and holding tanks,
diet preparation and feeding, collection of organisms and other
husbandry tasks as needed. The Assistant Aquarist may in some
situations work unsupervised and will be required to work forty hours
per week.
Core Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Performs general cleaning and maintenance of quarantine, holding and other back-of-house live organism culture and service areas.
- Performs multiple daily routine assessment rounds to check exhibit conditions, animal health and life support systems status.
- Assist Animal Food Room Technician with diet preparation.
- Assist staff with feeding of exhibit and non-exhibit animals.
- Assist staff with collecting and other field work.
- Assist the Aquarists, Senior Aquarists, Curators, and Team Leaders as required.
- Inclination toward the study and understanding of aquarium biology and systems
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and the ability to maintain accurate husbandry records
- Understanding of the basic taxonomy of marine fish, invertebrates and plants
- Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field or working towards the completion of a degree preferred
- Previous experience with the care and maintenance of aquariums preferred
- SCUBA certification desired but not mandatory
- Basic understanding of and ability to interpret aquarium related water quality parameters and water chemistry (temperature, pH, salinity, nitrogenous compounds, etc.)
- Ability to assess basic fish and invertebrate health and behavior
Job Details
| Reference # | 17231 |
| Posted on | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Location(s) | Monterey Bay |
| Expertise | Husbandry, Fish & Invertebrates |
| Work type(s) | Term, Full Time |
| Job level(s) | Entry/graduate, Experienced |
| More details (document) |
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is an equal opportunity employer. We
are committed to fostering an environment free from any form of unlawful
discrimination. Discriminatory actions are strictly prohibited and we
are committed to engaging in affirmative action measures to ensure
against discrimination. It is the policy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium to
promote a positive program of specific practices designed to ensure
equal opportunity without regard to race, sex (including breastfeeding
and conditions related to breastfeeding), color, creed, gender,
religion, marital status, registered domestic partnership status, age,
national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, special
disabled veteran status, veteran status, medical condition, genetic
characteristics and information, sexual orientation, gender (including
gender identity and gender expression), parental status, political
affiliations, military service, family care leave status, or any other
consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. All such
discrimination is unlawful. This policy governs all aspects of
employment at the Aquarium, including hiring, assignments, training,
promotions, compensation, employee benefits, employee discipline and
discharge, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
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