Breeding Specialists (Tilapia)

  • Full Time
  • Lusaka

Zamfresh

ZAMFRESH
WE’RE LOOKING FOR BREEDING
SPECIALISTS (TILAPIA)!
Do you have what we’re looking for? Apply today!

Required skills & qualifications
• Demonstrated habits of cleanliness and neatness.
• Ability to keep detailed records.
• Ability to follow oral and written instruction in English.
• Understanding the techniques required to care for animals.
• Computer experience to maintain breeding
records and other documents preferred.
• Ability to work in a pathogen-free environment using established procedures.
• A least two years of animal work experience is desired. Experience working with fish is highly desired.
• Computer experience (excel, word, email, etc.) in order to maintain breeding records and other documents preferred.

Duties & responsibilities

• Maintain the tilapia strains of fish
• Maintain the Aquatic Housing Systems,
including checking water parameters, preparing
food, regular feeding, sterilize fish tanks etc.
• Recognize and report signs of illness or
behavioural abnormalities.
• Take fish census and record information, such
as deaths.
• Maintain accurate and compete records on fish
inventory and breeding.
Treat animal under the direction of a post-
doctoral fellow(s).
• Set-up breeding tanks and collect fish embryos,
and hatch developed embryos.
• Perform lab procedures such as genotyping.
• Perform lab procedures such as injecting DNA
and RNA into fertilized eggs (fish transgenesis).
• Organize the fish room.

zamfresheapplication@gmail.com
0955 88 57 32

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