Animal Care Specialist Research
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Job Location:
Rochester, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
To perform the necessary duties to provide quality care to all animals utilized in research including animal husbandry activities such as feeding watering sanitation observation and room cleaning. Provides assistance to the veterinary technologist in the care and treatment of laboratory animals. Treats routine small animal health issues such as application of topical medication for skin issues trims nails treats malocclusion provides nutritional and environmental support. Receives identifies places incoming rodents (including quarantine) and ships/exports rodents. Monitors rodents with non-life threatening conditions such as prolapsed rectums neurological deficiencies malocclusion etc. May irradiate rodent and cells conduct parasite testing provide anesthetic monitoring operate laboratory equipment assist in preparing large animals for surgery and preparing surgical packs. Records entries on animal records maintenance of rodent health care database and corresponding with principle investigators and research technicians via telephone or e-mail. Processes animal census data and enters into systems for record keeping and revenue billing. Orders and inventories supplies. Recommends ways to improve current procedures or processes to simplify or make them more efficient or more effective. Additional duties may be assigned as the required to fulfill departmental responsibilities.
Qualifications
The position requires a minimum of a high school diploma and three years of animal handling experience
or
Associates Degree and 2 years of animal handling experience
or
Bachelors degree and 1 year of animal handling experience.
Must be able to assume responsibility work independently without close supervision and cooperatively with other animal care technicians. Must be able to carefully follow set procedures as dictated by the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Animals the Animal Welfare Act and guidelines established by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. Must have above average manual dexterity stand on feet more than 50% of the time be able to lift 50 pounds bend or squat routinely and work with arms above shoulder is required to be certified by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science as an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) or higher or have graduated Veterinary Technician/Technologist. Incumbent is required to obtain Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) certification within one year or as soon as eligible if greater than one year of experience is required to meet LAT eligibility criteria.
This vacancy is not eligible for sponsorship/ we will not sponsor or transfer visas for this position. Also Mayo Clinic DOES NOT participate in the F-1 STEM OPT extension program.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- Genetics
- R
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
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