A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

AIS is looking for a Hatchery Project Manager to support NOAAs’ Northeast Oyster Breeding Center (NOBC) in Milford, CT. The NOBC is a cooperative venture of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), the USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS), and the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association (ECSGA).
The NOBC hatchery is being designed to implement a breeding plan formulated by USDA/ARS geneticists with annual cycles of family-based breeding of up to 100 crosses per year. Small oyster seed (~2-3 mm) from each cross will be provided to ECSGA-affiliated partner commercial growers for performance evaluations by USDA/ARS that will inform subsequent breeding cycles. The goal is to provide superior brood stock oysters to commercial hatcheries for success in the diverse growing areas from New York to Maine.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor or graduate degree in management or technical field related to project organization and management.
• Be able to drive a government vehicle.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate a large and diverse team to accomplish complex, technical objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to have primary responsibility for function of a shellfish hatchery, including scheduling and organizing spawning, coordinating a team accomplishing larval rearing and early nursery culture, and quantitative documentation of all steps leading to production of shellfish seed target quantities.
• Experience with logistical support of complex, technical projects.
• Experience with archiving and organizing technical data.
• Experience with data QA/QC and graphical display.
• Experience communicating with both technical experts and constituents/end-users..
• Experience working across disciplines.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• M.Sc. or equivalent in aquaculture, marine science, or a related field is an asset but consideration will also be given to applicants with relevant shellfish industry experience.

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