Research support to the oyster hatchery

Nykøbing Mors, Denmark Full Time

Job Details

DTU Aqua is looking for a colleague to support research projects in the DTU Aqua shellfish hatchery in Nykøbing Mors, Denmark, for a temporary employment of 2 years. You are either a skilled technician or a biologist with interest and flair for practical work in a shellfish hatchery.

The job

The job entails different tasks primarily related to work in the hatchery but also to field studies:

  • Be a key responsible person in hatchery activities making sure that projects are running according to plans.
  • Participate in the maintenance of our hatchery and nursery
  • Participate in maintaining our microalgae culture.
  • Participate in daily tasks relating to sampling and analysis of samples.
  • Participate in the planning process of different experiments and daily tasks.
  • Participate in primary data treatment.
  • Record keeping incl. archiving, processing and reporting basic monitoring data.
  • Rotative on-call duty in weekends and evenings for overall hatchery maintenance of the water system.

Requirements

We are looking for a person with an aquaculture technician degree or shellfish hatchery experience and experience with biosecurity measures. We are open to all kinds of educational background and our focus when choosing a candidate is experience in the field and engagement in the tasks. 

The job requires a person with several personal competencies:
  • You are a team player and able to adapt to new tasks and manage stress during crisis.
  • You maintain good communication with your team members with feedback on tasks and general functioning of the hatchery.
  • You are flexible, can quickly get acquainted with new topics, work independently and structured.
  • You are well organized, rigorous, accurate, dedicated, reliable, committed.
  • You are a committed contributor and come up with solutions to support your colleagues in various tasks at DTU Aqua.
  • You are willing to develop competencies to solve new tasks.
  • You have good communication skills and problem-solving abilities.
  • You must be fluent in English.

The job requires a person with knowledge in two or more of the following topics:

  • Marine biology.
  • Plankton production.
  • Shellfish aquaculture production.
  • Biosecurity measures for hatchery production in aquaculture.

Contact Information

DTU - Technical University of Denmark



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Application and contact

Please submit your online application no later than 15 March 2025. Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV and exam certificates.

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If you would like additional information about the position, please contact senior scientist, Camille Saurel at csau@aqua.dtu.dk and +45 6115 0162 or Head of Section Jens Kjerulf Petersen jekjp@aqua.dtu.dk and +45 6122 2429.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.


Post Date: 2/18/2025 2:21:19 PM
Closing Date: 3/15/2025 12:00:00 AM