Animal Technician
About The Position
Under the direction of the Animal Resources Supervisor or assigned lead, the Animal Technician (AT) has experience, training, and is capable of performing all duties within the scope of the job description for Assistant Animal Technicians. Animal Technicians perform assigned duties in a manner that achieves the LARC mission. Animal Technicians are expected to identify problems, remedy and report them immediately. Animal Technicians must ensure the proper care and use of animals and Animal Technicians must be able to perform some technical procedures required within LARC or to support the research effort. The Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC) supports the research programs of the faculty by providing all services associated with the care and use of laboratory animals including the purchasing/receiving, daily care and monitoring of the health of all species. The Animal Technician is responsible for the daily care of animals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Duties include changing cages and racks, delivering food and water in accordance to established procedures, maintaining equipment and animal housing areas according to standard operating procedures and federal and state regulations. Perform record keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveillance, feed logs, temperature/humidity charts, animal receipt and disposition logs and performs other duties as assigned. LARC provides care for various species of laboratory animals housed in multiple LARC research facilities located throughout the city of San Francisco.
Requirements
- Experience, training, and capability to perform all duties within the scope of the job description for Assistant Animal Technicians.
- Ability to identify problems, remedy and report them immediately.
- Ability to ensure the proper care and use of animals.
- Ability to perform some technical procedures required within LARC or to support the research effort.
- Ability to perform daily care of animals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Ability to change cages and racks.
- Ability to deliver food and water in accordance to established procedures.
- Ability to maintain equipment and animal housing areas according to standard operating procedures and federal and state regulations.
- Ability to perform record keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveillance, feed logs, temperature/humidity charts, animal receipt and disposition logs.
Responsibilities
- Perform assigned duties in a manner that achieves the LARC mission.
- Identify problems, remedy and report them immediately.
- Ensure the proper care and use of animals.
- Perform some technical procedures required within LARC or to support the research effort.
- Perform the daily care of animals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Change cages and racks.
- Deliver food and water in accordance to established procedures.
- Maintain equipment and animal housing areas according to standard operating procedures and federal and state regulations.
- Perform record keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveillance, feed logs, temperature/humidity charts, animal receipt and disposition logs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Total compensation information available at https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
