Fish Lab Manager (9603C) (limited), Integrative Biology - 33668 About Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
The Department of Integrative Biology (IB) is part of the College of Letters and Science. Its focus on biological integration and diversity encompasses the full spectrum of biological organization (e.g., from molecular to biosphere) for organisms ranging from viruses to plants and animals. The faculty represent a wide range of expertise, including paleontology, population genetics, physiology, anatomy, human biology and health sciences, and organismal, ecological, and evolutionary botany and zoology. The Instructional Support unit provides extensive services to approximately 23 lab courses and assistance to several of the ~110 courses taught each year, reaching over 8000 students.
The Martin Fish Speciation lab is broadly interested in the origins of biodiversity. Our research centers on the rapid evolution of new fish species with novel ecology in relatively simple tropical ecosystems (salt lakes, volcanic craters). We integrate a variety of approaches including large-scale field experiments, population genomics, quantitative and functional genetics, phylogenetic comparative methods, natural history observations, functional morphology, and behavioral ecology. By mapping the complex relationships between genotype, phenotype, performance, fitness, and environment, we hope to gain a predictive understanding of the processes driving adaptive diversification.
We are currently developing three case studies of adaptive radiation: 1) Caribbean pupfishes, which exhibit remarkably localized adaptive radiations of trophic specialists in the Bahamas and Yucatan, 2) Cameroon crater lake cichlids, famous as putative examples of sympatric speciation, and 3) Death Valley pupfishes, critically endangered and highly managed desert fishes. Common themes in our work include 1) the ecological and hybrid swarm origins of adaptive radiation, 2) mechanisms driving this process on the fitness landscape, and 3) the evolution of novelty. Lab members are encouraged to pursue both field and laboratory studies of tropical fish systems because they present such a vast, diverse, and poorly studied view of vertebrate history.
Responsibilities
Provides quality daily care to fish specimen, including feeding and cleaning tanks, to a variety of instructional fish as well as maintaining upkeep on fish room air and water filters and other equipment. Organize specimen and tissue samples and participate in after hours, weekend, and holiday animal coverage rotation. Train undergraduate assistance on lab protocol, including, fish rotation, and feeding schedule. Accompanies external and internal regulatory authorities on site-visits and inspections of facilities and program for the Martin Fish Speciation Lab as well as assist investigators in the development of AUPs that comply with campus, federal, and state regulations.
Required Qualifications
Ability to carry out a range of responsibilities with only general direction. Requires thorough knowledge of biology and care commonly used in laboratory fish species and experimental methods. Requires effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively and provide coaching and training to staff. Must be computer literate; skills must support data entry tasks. Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff; technical, students, faculty, and administrators.
Preferred Qualifications
Some knowledge of working with non-traditional research fish in the laboratory.
Salary & Benefits
This position is a non-exempt, bi-weekly paid position. Hourly pay for this role is $20.06 (Step 1.0). For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html