Research Assistant/Research Associate in Marine Biology

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Center for Sustainable Development is looking to fill a full-time Research Assistant/Research Associate position in Marine Biology. The position is open to individuals who hold an MSc/PhD in marine biology or fishery sciences and aquaculture or a related field from an internationally recognized university. The research assistant/associate should have expertise in rearing potential zooplankton such as copepods, rotifers to feed fish larvae and fish fingerlings. The ideal candidate will have a background in Fishery, Marine Biology, Aquaculture or a closely related field. The candidate will be positioned at the CSD labs at Aquatic Fisheries Research Center (AFRC) to support collaboration with AFRC and other relevant stakeholders to achieve sustainable aquaculture in Qatar. The candidate is also expected to assist QU students with their relevant thesis work.

1. The candidate is expected to lead research projects, ensuring adherence to protocols, budget constraints and timelines.

2. The candidate is also expected to enhance operations and management of CSD facilities at AFRC.

3. The successful candidate is also expected to drive publication efforts in international refereed journals, and present research findings at national conferences.

4. The candidate should supervise laboratory personnel, coordinating research efforts and providing training as needed.

5. He/she is expected to generate scientific progress reports, contribute to research proposals, grant applications and initiate high quality research in the area of expertise.

6. The candidate should assist with ordering and procurement of supplies and equipment as well as with equipment maintenance and undertake additional research tasks essential to meet role requirements and research center goals.

7. He/she will work on isolating, identifying and classifying copepods and rotifers for feeding various larvae, fingerlings, and juvenile fishes.

8. He/she will collect zooplankton adult and cysts, select and maintain species in rearing conditions, hatch nauplii and rear and feed them.

9. He or she will monitor rotifers and copepods density and maintain water quality parameters such as salinity, temperature, aeration, dissolved oxygen and ammonia levels.

10. The candidate should assist in preparing algal-based feed for feeding fish, rotifers and copepods.

11. He or she will develop standard operating protocols for biochemical and nutritional profile analysis of rotifers and copepods.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

1. MSc degree for the Research Assistant Position or Ph. D. degree for the Research Associate Position in Marine Biology or Fishery Sciences and Aquaculture or a related field.

2. Have at least 3 years of research experience in zooplankton (rotifers and copepods) rearing, characterizing, and feeding fish fingerlings.

3. At least 3 international peer-reviewed publications (not derived from theses with the candidate as principal researcher in at least 1 of them).

4. Awareness of working with people from diverse backgrounds

5. The candidate is expected to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Fluency in English is required.

Required Documents

Academic:

1. Cover letter.

2. Current Curriculum Vitae that includes the following information:

3. Years of experience after MSc/PhD

4. Major and specialization/concentration.
5. H-index, total citations, Google scholar link, ORCID.
6. The number of publications in Q1 journals in the last 3 years.
7. The number of publications in Q2 journals in the last 3 years.
8. The number of publications in Q3 journals in the last 3 years.
9. The number of publications in Q4 journals in the last 3 years.
10. The number of publications in non-indexed journals.
11. The number of published books.
12. The number of published chapters of books.
13. The number of undergraduate/graduate students supervised and the role.

14. Awards and Grants (with the role and budget amount).

15. Teaching, research, and service philosophy.

16. Professional Development activities and services to university and profession.

17. Four referees' contact information (physical and email addresses as well as their phone contact information).

18. Copy of (all degrees' certificate including the transcripts) highest earned credential (transcript of highest degree if graduated from an institution where course work was completed. However, if no course work was completed, a copy of the certificate letter from the registrar of highest credential granting institution regarding highest academic degree).

19. Any additional documentation deemed relevant to the application.

Benefits

Academic:

• A three-year renewable contract.

• Salary is commensurate with experience.

• Tax-free salary.

• Furnished accommodation in accordance with QU HR policies.

• Educational allowance for candidate's children (eligible candidates only) in accordance with QU HR policies.

• Private health care and health insurance in accordance with QU HR policies.

• Annual leave in accordance with QU HR policies.

• End-of-contract indemnity in accordance with QU HR policies.

How To Apply

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