Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Applications are invited for a one-year research technician position focused on culturing and restoring bull kelp populations near Vancouver, BC.

Activities will include managing and maintaining existing bull kelp cultures, conducting clone selection experiments, and seeding tiles with bull kelp gametophytes for out-planting.

Link to JOB POSTING

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lab duties:

• Spore release and culture initiation
• Making and changing culture media
• Re-fragmenting cultures to expand collection
• Ongoing inventory of culture library
• Microscopic culture inspection
• Contaminant identification and management
• Unialgal clone isolation

Lab experimental support:

• Measure nutrient uptake
• Clone selection under stress (temperature, siltation, salinity, etc)
• Scrub tanks
• Macroscopic sporophyte culture inspection and maintenance
• Optimize culture conditions for growth
• Contaminant identification and management
• Experiment with ideal tile size/texture/orientation for kelp recruitment

Restoration:

• Record environmental parameters at site (salinity, light, substrate, temperature, flow)
• Collect and analyze water samples from site
• Create tiles for out-planting
• Seed tiles with gametophyte fragments
• Deploy tiles at site
• Monitor growth and reproductive status of kelps in field

SALARY

$45,252 CAD per year, plus Mandatory Employment Related Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduation and a minimum of one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc in biology or equivalent level of experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of phycology (algae)
• Experience working in a biological laboratory
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Experience in macroalgal cultivation or sterile culture techniques
• Experience developing and maintaining biological experiments

Find out more here. (Link: https://bamfieldmsc.com/about/bmsc-overview/employment-opportunities/detail/kelp-restoration-technician-at-ubc?utm_source=Schmidt+Marine+job+board&utm_medium=getro.com&gh_src=Schmidt+Marine+job+board )