Animal Technician

Summary:

• Work Mode: Onsite
• Location: Parnassus
• 0730-1630
• Duration: 26 weeks

Responsibilities:

• Provide daily care for animals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Perform animal care and room sanitation, animal health monitoring, record keeping, and maintenance.
• Change cages and racks, deliver food and water, and maintain equipment and animal housing areas.
• Perform record-keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveillance, feed logs, temperature/humidity charts, animal receipt and disposition logs.
• Identify and report problems immediately to ensure the proper care and use of animals.
• 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.
• Ability to communicate animal health information to appropriate personnel and maintain legible records.
• General knowledge of feeding, caging, and space requirements for multiple species of laboratory animals.
• Ability to identify animal health concerns and regulatory compliance for assigned areas.
• Full knowledge of disinfection, sanitation, and cleaning agents; use cage washers and autoclaves.
• General knowledge of federal and other licensing agencies’ regulations.
• Satisfactory job performance ratings during probationary employment period.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently or in shared assignments.
• Basic computer skills, including email and online training.
• Ability to follow work rules, including no eating or drinking in animal areas and no smoking at campus facilities.
• Physical ability to bend, squat, kneel, stand, reach above shoulder level, and move on hard surfaces for up to 7 hours/day.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and safely move or lift heavy loads (up to 50 pounds).