Scientist - Emerging Contaminant Testing

Location

Vicksburg, MS | United States

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Title : Scientist - Emerging Contaminant Testing

Location : Vicksburg, MS

Status : Full Time

Position Summary Midnight Sun is hiring a Scientist - Emerging Contaminant Testing to support USACE ERDC in Vicksburg, MS. This position will provide research efforts to determine toxicity of emerging contaminants of concern in aquatic species. Specific efforts include conducting toxicological exposures of test subjects to environmentally relevant concentrations of chemicals, or water samples from contaminated sites. Data from such research shall then be used to determine hazard and/or risk of these contaminants with a focus on how molecular level impacts are linked to the individual or population. Phenotypic observations are made on individual test subjects and related to genotypic changes. The following techniques are critical in performing the specified research: collection of samples from test subjects such as plants, animals or environmental matrices (e.g. water; nucleic acid isolation and purification; aquatic organism husbandry; and basic laboratory maintenance such as cleaning stocking supplies.

Duties/Responsibilities : Duties shall include feeding of test organisms, daily water quality control checks, breeding of fish, cleaning of tanks or other exposure vessels, and rearing of aquatic organisms in accordance with ERDC Institute for Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) guidelines. Prepare test solutions and media in order to conduct exposures; setup, maintain, and breakdown experiments; record experimental endpoints and impacts of the test solution(s) on the individual and quality assurance/quality control data and general lab support such as cleaning, stocking and organizing equipment and supplies, and performing sample receipt and processing.

Dissect anesthetized test subjects in accordance with approved ERDC Institute for Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) guidelines and collect tissues, blood or other desired biological samples utilizing proper sample preservation for later study endpoints such as genetic and/or genomic analyses, body burden analyses, and/or biochemical analyses.

Position Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in the areas of biology, environmental science, molecular biology, or related field.
• At least three (3) years of experience in scientific research using animals to determine toxicity of stressors of chemicals.
• Experience with collection of samples from test subjects such as plants, animals or environmental matrices (e.g. water; nucleic acid isolation and purification; aquatic organism husbandry.
• Must complete all medical requirements and security requirements as required.

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