Aquarist
Core
Provides husbandry care, maintenance, and customer-facing feeding shows for aquatic animals in exhibits.
Role type
Aquarist
Builds
Maintained aquatic exhibits and life support systems
Domain
Zoological / Aquarium
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Scuba diving, animal husbandry, life support system maintenance, water quality analysis, fish feeding show performance, parasite identification, record keeping
Preferred skills
Elasmobranch experience, mechanical and plumbing experience
Technologies
Life Support Systems (LSS), water testing instruments
Responsibilities
Maintain animal life support systems (plumbing, pumps, filters, heaters), perform fish feeding shows with narration, analyze water quality trends, provide general care and biopsies for animals, report on animal behavior and health
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC
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