Animal Technician
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Role summary / context
Our Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) consists of several organisational units providing service to EMBL investigators.
Although full training will be provided to ensure you are competent and confident in performing the assigned tasks this is essentially a hands-on technical role in which you will be expected to have experience in the care handling and performance of experimental procedures in laboratory rodents. Your main responsibilities focus on the daily husbandry and monitoring of laboratory animals maintained in IVCs under Specific pathogen free (SPF) conditions and therefore ability to work in a barrier facility with shower-in access is required.
Your role:
You will be accountable for either independently or as part of a team performing a full range of tasks involved in the care of various species of laboratory animals and their environment (primarily mice). Duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Adhere to EMBL regulations and policies on the use of animals in research.
Provision of basic animal care and husbandry to laboratory animals.
Monitoring of environmental conditions in assigned areas.
Provision technical and experimental support to scientists who use laboratory animals for research.
Assist with monitoring and maintaining EMBL in-house rodent breeding colonies.
Maintenance of accurate and up-to-date records.
Participation in the weekend duty rotation.
You have:
Current certification to work as a laboratory animal technician (or equivalent training)
High work ethics reliability attention to detail and flexibility
You must also have manual dexterity and physical ability enough for handling animals supplies and equipment.
You may also have:
Knowledge of animal care requirements including animal facilities and husbandry regulations.
Basic animal biology and animal welfare knowledge will be an asset.
Current knowledge or desire to work with different animal models.
Knowledge of German is advantageous.
Contract length: 1 year
Salary: Grade 3
Why join us
EMBL is curiosity-driven community-oriented and international. As an inclusive equal opportunity employer we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.
We encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing team we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and personal experiences reflect the diversity of the populations that our science serves. We actively encourage applications from all genders and cultures ethnic groups and all demographics to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights at this transformational point in our people strategy.
Enjoy lots of benefits:
Financial incentives:Salary free of income tax monthly family and child allowances annual salary review pension scheme death benefit long-term care accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
Flexible working arrangements
Private medical insurancefor you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
Generous time off:30 days annual leave per year in addition to public holidays
Campus life:Free shuttle bus (select sites) on-site library subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria casual dress code extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
Family benefits: Kindergarten (Heidelberg) 10 days of child sick leave generous paid maternity/parental leave and monthly family & child allowances
For detailed information please visit our employee benefits page here
What else you need to know
EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we apply DORA principles to our recruitment and performance assessment processes here.
Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women LGBTQ & individuals from all nationalities.
How to apply: To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system. Applications will close at 23:59 CET on the date shown below. We aim to provide a response within two weeks after the closing date.
Closing Date
15/07/2025Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
