Animal Care Technician I - Lawrenceville, GA

Emory University

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Animal Resources, within the Emory National Primate Research Center at Emory University, is currently seeking Animal Care Technicians to join our team. Our work consists of providing husbandry and care for a large colony of nonhuman primates in an open campus type setting. In addition to the husbandry and care duties and responsibilities, technicians are also trained to assist veterinary staff, colony management staff, and behavioral management staff. Once trained, Animal Care Technicians are assigned to an alternating weekend and holiday schedule.
The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, extremely dependable, reliable, detail-oriented, and possess a positive attitude and passion for animal care in a research environment. The Animal Care Technician will be a team player who is willing to learn on the job and collaborate with coworkers and other departments at the facility. The Animal Care Technician will work to ensure the highest quality of husbandry and care. Efficient and effective communication skills with co-workers, the management team, PIs, research staff, students, and other support services is also required.
Collaborate. Innovate. Serve. These three simple words capture what we do at EPC to help advance science and improve the health and well-being of humans and non-human primates. If you are someone with animal care experience who is familiar with standard policies and practices associated with providing humane and compassionate care to animals in a biomedical research setting, this is an amazing opportunity to indirectly save and change lives and make a positive impact in the science and research community.
Dedicated to discovering causes, preventions, treatments, and cures of disease, Emory National Primate Research Center (EPC) is improving human and animal health and lives worldwide. One of seven NPRCs funded by the NIH, EPC conducts studies that make breakthrough discoveries possible. Learn more at http://enprc.emory.edu

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent and six-months (fulltime) of animal husbandry or related animal care experience OR one year of animal husbandry experience in a laboratory animal facility.
• The ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Positions in this classification may require a valid Georgia driver's license and an insurable driving record.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous animal care experience.
• AALAS certification.
• Collaborative and team spirited.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine duties associated with animal care in a research setting.
• Prepares food and feeds animals, maintains sanitary conditions, observes animal conditions and behavior, and collects animal specimens.
• May assist in animal restraint, maintaining animal housing, and minor cage maintenance.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Employees in this classification may be required to work with, take specific precautions against, and/or be immunized against potentially hazardous agents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED