Fisheries Laboratory Technician

Background:
The Fisheries Behavioral Ecology Program of the RACE Division examines the functional responses of Alaska marine fishes to environmental, climate, and habitat conditions with laboratory experimentation and field collections. Experiments examine the responses of fish to temperature, pH, feeding conditions, habitat variation, and pollutants. Activities will include the
laboratory culture of larval, juvenile, and adult fishes and their prey. Experimental activities will include monitoring of experimental conditions, fish measurements, feeding, tank maintenance, record keeping, and synthesis of data summaries and syntheses. Duties will also standardized laboratory processing of biological samples such as dissections and lipid analysis.

This is a full time contract position in Newport, OR.

Duties Include:

• Culturing larval fisher and their prey in an experimental setting.
• Provide records of experimental conditions in culture tanks.
• Collect biological data on samples from animals in
  experimental culture including body size metrics.
• Preserve biological specimens for archiving and
  subsequent analysis.
• Produce data summary tables and create metadata
  files based on laboratory experiments.
• Perform statistical analysis of experimental data.
• Prepare figures and tables of experimental data.
• Contribute to writing assignments necessary for full
  reporting of laboratory experiments.

Additional required qualifications include:

• Demonstrated experience in the culture of marine fishes or invertebrates.
• Experience designing and constructing experimental seawater systems.
• Demonstrated experience in laboratory experimentation related to the behavioral or physiological ecology of fishes.
• Ability to produce data tables and summary statistics of laboratory and field data.

Additional preferred qualifications include:

• Demonstrated experience in the culture of cold-water marine fish larvae in experimental setting.
• Ability to perform statistical analysis of experimental data.
• Ability to produce scientific writing that effectively summarizes experimental observations.

About IBSS Corp
IBSS is a Woman-Owned business. Since 1992, IBSS has provided specialized professional and technical, scientific, cybersecurity, Information Technology (IT), and software engineering solutions to the Federal sector. Our clients include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Justice (DOJ). We are committed to serving our clients and employees by delivering service excellence, creating value through technology, and continually improving our skills, services, and processes. Moreover, we maintain an ISO 9001:2015 certification which allows us to optimize current industry best practices to enhance delivery outcomes for our clients.

IBSS offers a competitive benefits package including paid vacation, medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage with company-paid deductible, matching 401K plan, tuition/training reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.

IBSS is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.