2009 CANADA SUMMER JOBS
STUDENT JOB TITLE: / Fish and Invertebrate Culturist – Vancouver Island University
SUPERVISOR: / Dalziel/Edmondson/McCarthy / LOCAL: / 6370 / DATE SUBMITTED: / Feb.8-2009
DEPARTMENT: / Fisheries and Aquaculture / DEAN: / Dr. John Morgan
NUMBER OF POSITIONS / 2 / HOURLY WAGE / $ 15.00 (estimated)
HOURS PER DAY / 7 / NUMBER OF WEEKS (6 – 18) / 18
HOURS PER WEEK (30–40) / 35
START DATE / April 27-2009 / APPROX. END DATE / August 28-2009
1. Describe work tasks and responsibilities:
1. Maintain warm and cold water hatcheries at Vancouver Island University (VIU) including Chase River Hatchery. Duties include: feeding fish and invertebrates, collection of water quality, fish growth, and mortality data, and cleaning tanks, filters and other fish culture equipment. 2) Keep all applicable written and electronic databases updated. 3) Maintain sodium sulfite stock baths. 4) Assist technical staff with hatchery maintenance and small construction projects. 5) Assist with wild fish research projects. 6) Assist with cleaning all hatchery and field equipment. 7) Assist spawning and rearing sturgeon. 8) Assist with hatchery and laboratory equipment inventory. 9) Assist technologists or faculty with tank monitoring for research projects (if needed). 10) Assist faculty and technologists by participating in the design, layout, and specifications of equipment for the International Centre for Sturgeon Studies. 11) Conduct tours as required. 12) Assist with monitoring and data collection of sturgeon research project. 13) Assist with washing dishes and laboratory glassware cleanup as required. 14) Participate in recruiting new students if requested. This may involve day-trips with faculty. 15) Write final data report for the cutthroat trout research project and summarize pink salmon creel census data. 16) Assist with updating the Fish-Aqua homepage. This may include production of videos, writing short articles, and other aspects of producing web pages. 17) Participate in the implementation of the Nile Creek – Qualicum Bay Stream Improvement project. Includes fisheries field assessments, installing data loggers, and other equipment with VIU Technologists, Trout Unlimited Canada and Nile Creek Enhancement Society volunteers, and DFO advisors. This will be the start of a large and exciting stream enhancement project in cooperation with government biologists and engineers and community groups.

If you are interested in applying for these jobs, please submit a cover letter and resume to Frank, Gord, Dave or Anne before 4 p.m. on March 20, 2009. You may submit a hard copy or send an email file.

Note: Interviews will be arranged soon after the end date. It is important to note that interviews are technical interviews and may include questions on any part of our hatchery facilities, husbandry, or calculations. Arrange tours with colleagues or technologists if not familiar with the areas named.

Note: Approximately 1/5 of your time will be spent in the field collecting sea-run cutthroat samples. Please come to the interview prepared to discuss sea-run cutthroat trout (life histories, habitat preferences, angling methods, etc.).

We encourage anyone who is interested in working at the hatchery to apply for these jobs. We want the best and most responsible people available.

Thanks, Frank, Gord, Anne, and Dave