Breeding Colony Technician I

3 weeks ago

Evanston, United States Northwestern University Full time

Performs daily activities required to maintain genetically engineered mouse colonies in a centralized breeding core for the Center for Comparative Medicine. Duties include establishing breeding units, weaning, sample collection and maintenance of breeding records.

**Specific Responsibilities**:

- Performs daily maintenance of transgenic breeding colonies:_
- Assess cages for new litter, mortalities, and required weaning.
- Wean pups.
- Establish breeding cages.
- Perform animal identification.
- Collect and submit tissue samples for genotyping (tail biopsies, ear punch biopsies, or other as required).
- Perform euthanasia of animals.
- Report animal health issues to veterinary staff.
- Transfer and receive animals to/from investigators.
- Communicate with laboratory personnel to ensure that service requests are completed in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate colony records using cage cards, colony management software (Transnetyx Colony) and vivarium census software (AOPS)._
- Maintain records of all breeding and holding cages.
- Record all births and deaths.
- Record all weaning’s.
- Record genotyping sampling and identification.
- Transfer and receive animals to/from investigators.
- Communicate with researchers to ensure colony health and information is accurate.
- Provide support for veterinary and rodent technical services programs:_
- May assist veterinary staff with rodent treatments, including administration of oral, topical, and/or injectable medications.
- May assist with some rodent technical services based on training and skillset under the direction of Lead or Supervisor.
- Training_
- Attend CCM-sponsored training sessions and participate in hands-on technical skills training.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Minimum Qualifications: (Education, experience, and any other certifications or clearances)**
- A high school diploma or its equivalent is required along with a minimum of 2 years of experience as an animal care or research technician working with rodents in a laboratory animal facility or equivalent work or educational experience.
- AALAS certified ALAT or equivalent combination of relevant work or education experience (e.g., AA, AS, BS).

**Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)**
- Attention to detail.

**Preferred Qualifications: (Education and experience)**
- Prior experience performing rodent ear tagging, ear notching and tail biopsies.).

**Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)**
- Experience working with large mouse colonies (>100 cages).

**Benefits**:
**Work-Life and Wellness**:
**Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.**
**Professional Growth & Development**:

- Target hiring range for this position will be between $20.00 to $26.00 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data_.

Northwestern strongly recommends COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for people who can obtain them as a critical tool for minimizing severe illness. More information can be found on the COVID-19 and Campus Updates webpage.
- The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today._

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