**Job Summary**

Under general supervision, provide animal husbandry and general housekeeping in the vivarium. Routinely handle live mice. Identify and act upon animal health issues, following Standard Operating Procedures. Perform basic operator equipment maintenance and repair. Transport supplies throughout the Mouse Biology Program Facility and campus. Assist other vivarium personnel with laboratory duties. Work in animal housing and laboratory areas up to Biosafety Level 2.

**Position Information**

05/24/2024

Salary Range

$23.15 - $27.25 /hour (budgeted salary: $23.15 - $23.62 /hour)

Appointment Type

Career

Percentage of Time

100%

Shift Hours

Manager will advise

Location

Davis, Ca

Union Representation

TX - Technical

Benefits Eligible

Yes

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**
- Stand for extended periods of time on hard surfaces
- Walk, crouch, kneel, and bend
- Lift items up to 50 pounds independently and over 50 pounds with assistance; and maneuver items weighing up to 50 over 100 pounds with assistance.

**WORK ENVIRONMENT**
- Work with and routinely handle live mice in a research setting.
- This position may, at times, require employee to work with or be in areas where hazardous materials (may include biohazards, chemical hazards, and radioactive material) are present, up to and including BSL2 level work.
- Must possess a valid California driver’s license to drive campus owned vehicles between campus locations.
- Work flexible hours, occasional overtime, and holidays. There is restricted vacation during peak holiday times. This position will require working at least one weekend day as part of the routine work schedule.
- This position requires that the employee must not own any rodent pets in the home, or own any pets that require the feeding of live rodents.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**

**Minimum Education/Experience**:

- Experience handling live animals.

**Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)**:

- Skills to identify and report sick animals
- Skills to perform basic husbandry tasks, including cage changes and facility maintenance, and to maintain biosecurity across multiple housing areas
- Understanding of basic rodent biology and reproduction, including normal physiology and breeding practices
- Skills to work with computerized databases and coordinate & maintain vivarium records
- Ability to follow instructions and perform highly specific procedures according to prescribed SOP’s and animal care standards

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**

**Preferred License/Certification**:

- AALAS Certification (ALAT or higher)

**Preferred Education/Experience**:

- Experience handling live rodents/mice strongly preferred
- Experience working in a high health status barrier vivarium
- Experience performing basic procedures such as restraint, oral dosing, administration of medication, and/or injections
- Experience with a colony management database system, automated cage card equipment and software

**SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS**

**Background Check**

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