Animal Technician Containment Laboratory
Animal Technician Containment Laboratory
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Job Title
Animal Technician Containment LaboratoryAgency
Texas A&M UniversityDepartment
Global Health Research ComplexProposed Minimum Salary
$19.29 hourlyJob Location
College Station TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect Excellence Leadership Loyalty Integrity and Selfless Service.
Who We Are
The Texas A&M Energy Institute pursues and supports new approaches for multidisciplinary energy research education and external partnerships. We bring together worldclass faculty and research teams from multiple disciplines to address the complexity and challenges of important energy problems. We are working to transform the energy research landscape in order to change the world. To learn more visit We Want
The Global Health Research Complex (GHRC) is seeking an Animal Technician Containment Laboratory to perform daily animal care and husbandry in ABSL2 and BSL3 environments. We want a candidate who supports our commitment to promote a culture that respects all perspectives talents & lived experiences per our Core Values with an Associates degree in an agricultural or animalrelated field (or equivalent experience) and three years of experience with large animals like cattle horses sheep pigs and goats. Preferred qualifications include experience in biocontainment programs (BSL2 ABSL2 BSL3 ABSL3 or BSL3Ag) working with wildlife species experience in an animal research facility and over a year of fulltime animal handling and care ideally within the TAMU System. We seek a team player who promotes collaboration and cooperation. If the description sounds interesting to you we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity to join our team.
What You Need To Know
Compensation: $19.29 /hr commensurate to the selected hires experience.
A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
Associates degree in an agricultural or animalrelated field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three years experience with large animal species such as cattle horses sheep pigs and goats.
Required Licenses and Certifications:
Must be able to successfully obtain Biological Select Agent and Toxin certification within 6 months of employment.
Required Special Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Ability to handle restrain clinically observe and identify health concerns in a wide range of large animal species.
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Ability to read comprehend and communicate clearly and effectively verbally and in writing to ensure understanding.
Ability to utilize computer systems for trainings communication and occasional recordkeeping.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in an Agricultural or animalrelated field.
Certified Veterinary Assistant American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification.
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification.
Prior experience in a biocontainment program (BSL2 ABSL2 BSL3 ABSL3 or BSL3Ag).
Prior experience working with wildlife species.
More than oneyear full time experience in animal handling and care preferably in TAMU System.
Prior experience in an animal research facility.
Responsibilities
Animal Care Performs daily animal care and husbandry duties for research animals in a biocontainment facility including feeding watering animal handling/transport animal health checks providing enrichment and environmental monitoring. Assures animals are appropriately maintained and cared for in accordance with standard operating procedures and supervisors instructions. Observes all laboratory animals in assigned work areas and reports any conditions that might indicate illness injury or distress in accordance with established protocols procedures and guidelines concerning quality assurance and laboratory animal care and accurate daily observations of animals and environmental parameters. Decontaminates cleans and sanitizes animal rooms ancillary areas primary enclosures and equipment following established procedures and schedules. May occasionally perform technical services such as sample collection from animals administering prophylactic treatments or injections. May occasionally assist with presurgical prep induction monitor animal vitals during an anesthetic procedure and recovery. Assists with animal handling and restraint.
Facility Operations Monitors and records environmental parameters and conditions. Maintains animal room logs animal health records census sheets and other essential records. Responsible for the preparation of animal holding rooms before the start of experiments including assembling penning and penning movement/storage. Maintains and stocks appropriate supplies such as animal feed and PPE for the animal rooms; assists with facility laundry as needed. Follows established protocols and procedures and ensures that care supports animal wellbeing and that facilities and practices are compliant with applicable federal state and local laws regulations and guidelines concerning quality assurance and laboratory animal care and use. Assists with the disinfection of necropsy spaces; assists with carcass disposal in the onsite tissue digester. Performs weekend and holiday duties as scheduled; and other duties as assigned. Provides assistance and resources to facility users and departmental staff.
Training and Continued Education Participates in facility specific training. Attends meetings as needed to improve skills and knowledge or as required by management. Participates in training and continued education activities as provided by GHRC and required by federal guidelines and accreditation standards. Attends meetings as needed to improve skills and knowledge or as required by management.
Physical Requirements:
Requires the ability to respond quickly and effectively in a dangerous situation.
Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
Other Requirements and Factors:
Must be able to undergo and maintain a favorable background investigation and National Select Agent Registration security risk assessment.
This job has a potential for safety hazard exposures and infectious disease exposures and requires the ability to work under challenging conditions (high humidity/temperature unpleasant odors animal excreta and noise).
Medical evaluation is required at least annually and full participation in a medical clearance program is required which includes blood testing and possibly vaccinations.
May be required to take several showers each day is required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment and stand for prolonged periods of time.
Must be able to work rotationally on weekends and holidays.
Persons in this position are considered essential when the University declares an emergency campus closure class cancellations etc. and are therefore required to report to work and remain on duty unless/until relieved by the direct supervisor.
Why Texas A&M University
We are a prestigious university with strong traditions Core Values and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university such as sporting and cultural events stateoftheart recreation facilities the Bush Library and Museum and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable costofliving and no long commutes.
Health dental vision life and longterm disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month
Automatically enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining webinars and limited financial support to attend conferences workshops and more
Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
All positions are securitysensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
