Shoals Marine Laboratory Relief Chef

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This position supports meal planning and preparation at Shoals Marine Laboratory on
Appledore Island, ensuring up to 100 residents and visitors receive high-quality meals. Responsibilities include food preparation, kitchen
cleaning, dish washing, food storage, and supervising student workers and volunteers. The role also involves maintaining a safe and sanitary
kitchen environment while emphasizing sustainability and reducing food waste.

This position requires providing excellent customer
service and fostering an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere for all island visitors. The individual will be available for emergency response
while on duty. Serving as a crew member on a commercial vessel and assisting with other duties as assigned are also key
responsibilities.

Positions may be filled for remainder of season through September 13th, 2026 or in shorter term relief
roles.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist and sometimes lead the planning and preparation of 20 meals per week for
  Appledore Island for up to 100 residents and additional groups of day visitors.
• Regular duties include participation in regular meal
  planning, special event meal planning, food preparation, food transportation, kitchen cleaning, dish washing, and food
  storage.
• Maintain cleanliness and safe operating environment of SML kitchen at all times.
• Provide direct supervision to
  student workers and volunteers.
• Provide exemplary customer service.
• Maintain a keen focus on sustainability and food waste
  reduction.
• Foster a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for students, researchers, and visitors.
• Implement
  initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Expected to be available for consultation and emergency response at all
  times, on days scheduled to be working, and while on SML property and vessels.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum
Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States.
• Meet the University
  of New Hampshire’s hiring requirements for both criminal and driving history (background checks are required).
• Applicants must have
  interest in working in a remote educational environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to work well with students, faculty
  and other staff members in an isolated environment.
• Knowledge of basic computer skills; proven organization skills; attention to
  detail along with experience managing multiple tasks.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must be able to work with as a
  team member with students, faculty and staff in an isolated and physically demanding environment involving long hours.
• Must be
  willing and able to assist with moving, packing, loading and unloading of supply runs both on Appledore and on the mainland.
• Must be
  able to lift and move more than 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work while standing and moving 8-11+ hours per day

Other
Requirements:

Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) is a residential, teaching facility located on Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals,
Maine. The island field station is open seasonally from May-September, and supports students, faculty, visitors and staff in a close-knit,
sustainable community.

Room and board are provided for island staff. All staff serve the island community as a team with each
department working together to support SML’s programs. It is everyone’s responsibility to foster a safe, inclusive, and welcoming
environment for all.

Living and working on a remote island is a unique experience which requires that everyone pitch in to help, even
when it is not part of their job description, or during their scheduled hours. This includes, but is not limited to helping clean up after
meals, helping transport goods from the vessels to other locations on the island, operating as crew aboard vessels, and generally being
supportive and helpful with other members of our community.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or desire to provide
  food service in remote locations or aboard vessels for large groups of people.
• Experience working with local food producers and
  vendors to develop fresh and local menus.
• Positive energy and leadership, interest in healthy and sustainable cuisine, and
  experience accommodating dietary restrictions.
• We are especially interested in candidates with interests in sustainable and local
  food.
• ServSafe Food Handler Certificate (or willingness to obtain).
• Knowledge of basic computer skills; proven organization
  skills; attention to detail along with experience managing multiple tasks.

Compensation Pay Range:

$21-$24.00 per
hour, based on experience

Positions are 40 hours per week with potential for overtime

The University of New Hampshire is
committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse,
neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State
Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1
Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH
is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s
lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and
more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing
perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO
Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is
committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages
applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information,
veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills,
qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found
here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human
Resources

Location:
Durham

Salary Grade:
Adjunct Hourly Staff 00

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