Position Summary

Under direct supervision of the Laboratory Animal Research Facility Manager, the animal technician is responsible to properly care for and maintain lab animal facility. Provide care to research animals, including rodents and fish. Responsibilities Job Duty Function Assist in providing small animal care and husbandry by: Job Duties/Responsibilities Understanding/following lab animal husbandry SOPs (standard operating procedures).  Health checking all animals (fish and rodents) and reporting health concerns to manager and research staff. Check feed and water levels for rodents, daily. Refilling as needed.  Changing cages as needed by moving animals from soiled cages to clean cages. Properly filling out husbandry logs so they are legible.  Preparing artemia to feed fish, perform water quality testing for fish systems daily. Required to assist with weekly tank changes and cleaning dirty tanks and lids. Emptying dirty cages that are in cage wash. The incumbent will be required to wear masks, gloves and a lab coat or scrubs. Percentage Of Time 60% Essential/Marginal Essential Job Duty Function Maintaining animal facility by: Job Duties/Responsibilities Sanitizing animal facility, which includes sweeping, mopping, sterilizing walls, maintaining equipment, and operating sterilizer and cage washer. Pest control. Percentage Of Time 35% Essential/Marginal Essential Job Duty Function Contributing to team effort by: Job Duties/Responsibilities General facility maintenance and upkeep. Percentage Of Time 5% Essential/Marginal Marginal Position Qualifications Required Qualifications Must be 18 years of age or older. Experience and ability to keep clear and legible hand-written records. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to pass required IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Courses. Availability to work weekends, holidays, and academic breaks (Summer, Spring, Fall and Winter breaks). Preferred Qualifications Experience in a lab animal research facility Animal handling skills Ability to follow proper lab sanitation guidelines  Physical Requirements & Working Conditions Ability to lift, carry and/or otherwise move 50 pounds; enroll in and pass the University’s Respiratory Protection Program. Ability to perform required activities including: climbing and working from step stools, bending, stooping, and standing for long periods of time.  Ability to feed, water, exercise (as needed) small animals and work in proximity to fur-bearing animals, birds, and amphibians. Ability to work in rooms that are 80 degrees Fahrenheit for periods of up to 3 hours at a time.  Posting Information

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