Animal Technician

Work Mode: Onsite
Duration: 26 weeks

Responsibilities:

• Provide daily care and monitoring of laboratory animals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Change cages and racks, deliver food and water according to established procedures.
• Maintain equipment and animal housing areas according to standard operating procedures and regulations.
• Perform record-keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveillance, feed logs, temperature/humidity charts, and animal receipt and disposition logs.
• Identify problems, remedy, and report them immediately.
• Perform technical procedures required within LARC or to support the research effort.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of animal handling or lab animal sanitation equipment operations experience.
• Graduation from high school/GED and completion of training equivalent to the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification of the AALAS; or two years of animal care experience.
• Ability to communicate animal health information and maintain legible records.
• Basic computer skills, including email and online training.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment as required, including protective clothing, glasses, safety shoes, gloves, face masks, and respirators if assigned.
• Ability to push, pull, and lift heavy objects up to 50 pounds.

Preferred Skills:

• General knowledge of feeding, caging, and space requirements for multiple species of laboratory animals.
• Knowledge of disinfection, sanitation, and cleaning agents, and ability to use cage washers and autoclaves.
• General knowledge of federal and other licensing agencies’ regulations.