Post date: Mar 29, 2016 8:24:53 PM
Contract, Seasonal Full-Time
Closes April 1, 2016
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Biotoxin Monitoring Program monitors shellfish along the coast of Maine during the “red tide” season. Weekly shellfish samples are collected by the Biotoxin Program and results used to regulate the harvest of shellfish for public health.
JOB DESCRIPTION: The Maine Department of Marine Resources is seeking to fill five full time seasonal positions from April to October to collect, transport and process shellfish collected throughout the coast. Start and end dates are flexible for these positions. Seasonal staff positions will be based out of the Boothbay Harbor and the Lamoine laboratory facility. Weekly field work will include travel to sampling locations from Eliot to Camden, Maine if stationed at the Boothbay laboratory and to sampling locations from Belfast to Eastport, Maine if stationed in the Lamoine laboratory. This work will be conducted Sunday through Thursday and will be tide dependent so field work scheduled during daylight hours will include early mornings to late evenings; flexibility of work hours during the season is required. A vehicle will be provided to complete all field collection. Knowledge and experience in field work is preferable with shellfish experience and laboratory QA/QC preferred. Start and end dates are flexible. This position must hold a valid driver’s license and must feel comfortable working independently under minimal supervision and at odd hours if necessary due to low tide sample collection. Must be detail oriented, organized and have a positive attitude.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit resume, indicate which location is preferred (Lamoine or Boothbay) and two references by April 1st, 2016. Please send this information to Kohl.Kanwit@maine.gov and David.Miller@maine.gov or submit by mail to Maine DMR, PO Box 8, West Boothbay, ME 04575. For questions regarding these positions, please contact 207-633-9535 for Boothbay laboratory and 207-677-5654 for Lamoine laboratory.