School of Applied Science - Research Staff/Senior/Research Fellow (Aquaculture)

Job Description:

. Conduct research and provide technical expertise in fish reproduction, genetics, diagnostics, health, and developmental biology.
. Analyse research findings and disseminate data.
. Achieving project KPIs, guiding researchers through training, and publishing research articles in alignment with the grant objectives.
. Coordinate with external collaborators on project development.
. Document, collate, analyse and interpret data.
. Carry out procurement, including liaising with vendors, sourcing for materials, equipment and testing, and raising purchase requests.
. Document and track project issues, expenses and budget tracking.
. Mentor students involved in final year projects, internships, short-term work attachments, and similar programmes.
. Plan experiments and prepare progress reports for regular project updates.
. Perform any other related duties assigned by the project leader and co-project leaders.

Job Requirements:

. Relevant qualifications in aquaculture or fish reproduction or fish developmental biology or molecular biology/genetics/ genomics.
. Relevant experience as demonstrated by scientific publications in the areas of expertise.
. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with people at all levels.
. Possess sound planning, organising, good multi-tasking skills, with a strong sense of responsibility for completing assigned duties on time.
. Proficient in IT skills.
. Good documentation skills, laboratory techniques, and research and data analysis skills.
. Successful candidate will be employed on a contract basis and will be based either fully or on a rotational basis at one of the local partner institutions.