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Post-Doctoral Research Associate ? Ornamental Fish Aquaculture

Job Description


Agency
University of Florida Indian River Research and Education Center
Location
Description: We are currently seeking applicants for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position investigating feeding stimulants and liquid diets to improve larval feeding performance and minimize the use of Artemia in production of freshwater and marine ornamental fish species. The successful applicant will investigate the efficacy of feed attractants in microparticulate diets as well as using commercially available liquid diets to replace Artemia for first feeding larvae of a wide variety of ornamental fish species. Efficacy of each feed attractant will be determined after feeding by digitally measuring larvae, RNA/DNA ratios, and effects on digestive capacity will be assessed via microplate digestive enzyme assays. The funded research will be executed through the collaborative efforts of researchers at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center, and Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory. Location: This position will be located at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center (https://irrec.ifas.ufl.edu) a multi-disciplinary research and extension center located in Fort Pierce, FL with a 26 acre fully equipped aquaculture research lab (https://irrec.ifas.ufl.edu/aquaculture). Some of the research will be conducted at the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (https://tal.ifas.ufl.edu/), also a fully equipped research and extension center located in Ruskin, Florida. These are both part of the Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (https://ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu/) at the University of Florida.
Job Category
Post Doctoral Appointments
Salary
$47,476 annually, plus fringe benefits
Start Date
05/30/2023
Last Date to Apply
05/01/2023
Website
https://irrec.ifas.ufl.edu/
Description
Description: We are currently seeking applicants for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate position investigating feeding stimulants and liquid diets to improve larval feeding performance and minimize the use of Artemia in production of freshwater and marine ornamental fish species. The successful applicant will investigate the efficacy of feed attractants in microparticulate diets as well as using commercially available liquid diets to replace Artemia for first feeding larvae of a wide variety of ornamental fish species. Efficacy of each feed attractant will be determined after feeding by digitally measuring larvae, RNA/DNA ratios, and effects on digestive capacity will be assessed via microplate digestive enzyme assays. The funded research will be executed through the collaborative efforts of researchers at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center, and Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory. Location: This position will be located at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center (https://irrec.ifas.ufl.edu) a multi-disciplinary research and extension center located in Fort Pierce, FL with a 26 acre fully equipped aquaculture research lab (https://irrec.ifas.ufl.edu/aquaculture). Some of the research will be conducted at the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (https://tal.ifas.ufl.edu/), also a fully equipped research and extension center located in Ruskin, Florida. These are both part of the Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (https://ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu/) at the University of Florida.
Qualifications
• Ph.D. degree in biology, zoology, marine sciences, aquaculture or related discipline • Demonstrated research experience and familiarity with aquaculture, induced spawning, and culturing larvae using multiple diets is highly desirable • Ability to oversee daily activity of a multi-faceted research project and maintenance of live fish in multiple recirculating aquaculture systems • Independently implement research protocols to fulfill proposed objectives • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Proven record of publishing research results in peer reviewed journals and extension documents
Contact Person
Dr. Cortney L. Ohs
Contact eMail
cohs@ufl.edu

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