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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">A.I.S., Inc. (AIS)</span> 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. AIS is looking for a Fisheries Biologist to support NOAA’s Auke Bay Lab, RECA Program.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Primary Function:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">The Fisheries Biologist will support NOAA at the Auke Bay Laboratory by processing fish and zooplankton samples, conducting laboratory analyses, and performing data entry and quality control in support of ongoing fisheries oceanographic research. Work supports long-term data sets related to the survival and recruitment of commercially important Alaskan fish species, including salmon and groundfish.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Duties/Responsibilities:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Inventory fish arriving at the laboratory and verify species, including Alaskan marine larval fish</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Measure length and weight of fish samples</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Remove otoliths, tissue pieces for genetics, RNA/DNA, isotopes, and coded-wire tags</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Remove and analyze fish stomachs and tissues for diet and energetic work</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Homogenize fish and analyze energy density using a PARR semi-microbomb calorimeter</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Analyze lipid content and stomach contents of juvenile fishes</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Prepare samples for isotope and thiamine content analysis</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Enter data accurately and conduct quality control procedures on raw and electronic data, including use of relational databases and SQL</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Prepare monthly progress reports covering accomplishments, issues encountered, and recommendations</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\">Participate in single-day vessel surveys from Juneau, AK as needed to assist with oceanographic and fish collections</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Compensation: </span>Candidates will be paid an hourly rate to be negotiated, and total compensation will vary depending on candidates' depth of experience. 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If you have any questions pertaining to this opening, please reach out to our talent acquisition team at <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Talent Team</a> or 774-770-5833</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">An Equal Opportunity Employer</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"><em>It is the policy of A.I.S. to recruit, hire, train, promote, transfer and compensate our employees and provide all other conditions of employment including Company sponsored events without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, lawful alien status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.</em></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt\"><em>Must be able to work in the U.S. • VEVRAA Federal Contractor • Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals • Equal Opportunity Employer</em></span></p>",
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