Research Microbiologist

Summary

This position is located at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture (NCWMAC), Orono, ME.

In this position, you will work independently and collaboratively with scientists assigned to the project plan "Genetic Improvement of North American Atlantic Salmon and the Eastern Oyster for Aquaculture Production."

Duties

• Develop model systems for investigating and defining mechanisms of pathogenicity for bacterial pathogens of cold-water marine fish species.
• Assess efficacy and risk of current and novel microbial disease treatment methods in cold-water aquaculture.
• Evaluate microbial community interactions as it relates to fish health and disease. These include microbiology/virology, molecular genetics, microbial genomics, biochemistry, microscopy, and molecular biology techniques.
• Evaluate microbial community interactions as it relates to fish health and disease. These include microbiology/virology, molecular genetics, microbial genomics, biochemistry, microscopy, and molecular biology techniques.

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