Location: St Lucia Campus
Time Type: Part time
Posted On: Posted 2 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: R-40734
School of the Environment
Part-time (15 hours per week), fixed-term positions for up to 2 years.
Ensures welfare, husbandry, and breeding performance of aquatic animals, including fish, crustaceans, and bivalve molluscs.
Delivers high-quality oversight and technical support for animal health and vaccination projects.
Full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range of $78,944.40- $87,750.37 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 5)
Based at our St Lucia location.
The Fish Husbandry Technician plays a crucial role in delivering high-level care, husbandry, and technical support for the Aquatic Animal Health facility. This part-time position involves substantial responsibility for the welfare, maintenance, and breeding stock performance of aquatic animals, including fish, crustaceans, and bivalve molluscs. Reporting to Professor Andrew Barnes and Dr Oleksandra Rudenko, the role supports industry-led research focused on improving the health and welfare of farmed aquatic animals.
Based at the St Lucia campus, the role includes daily husbandry tasks such as feeding, water quality management, record keeping, and equipment maintenance at the Ritchie aquarium facility. Weekend work is expected and will attract penalty rates in accordance with the University of Queensland Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.
Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.
Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:
The successful candidate will have some understanding of fish and aquatic animal husbandry and recirculating systems, including sensors, used to monitor and maintain water quality.
The successful candidate is required to complete background checks including right to work.
Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Andrew Barnes via a.barnes@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.
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Applications close 19 September 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-40734).