Temporary CLATR Instructor (Part-Time)

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Animal Welfare is hiring a Temporary Center for Laboratory Animal Training Resources (CLATR) Instructor. Reporting to the Principal Veterinarian, the instructor ensures CLATR delivers consistent, high-quality, compliant training to research and operations staff. The position provides hands-on technical instruction, maintains instructional resources, and supports complex procedures, bridging veterinary oversight, training program development, and day-to-day research operations.

The instructor teaches regulatory compliance, animal handling, and technical procedures across multiple species; provides and monitors general anesthesia during training; supports surgical and procedural instruction; and develops and updates educational materials and training programs. The role also manages a rodent colony, maintains equipment and instructional spaces, manages inventory, and provides technical guidance to research staff.

The position coordinates training schedules and records, supports course logistics, and helps coordinate student employees. It ensures compliance with institutional policies, regulatory requirements, animal welfare standards, research protocols, and controlled-substance requirements. The instructor collaborates with veterinary leadership and research units to evaluate training outcomes, improve programs, share instructional resources, and keep course content current.

This is a temporary, part-time position at 60% FTE, based onsite at the University of Washington Seattle Campus. The stated annual pay range is $36,000.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in a basic applied science.
• Two years’ worth of formal technical education in veterinary science and/or in vivo research.
• Education and experience as a veterinary technician, CVT, RVT, or equivalent.
• Applicants must meet the stated minimum qualifications to be forwarded to the Hiring Manager.

Nice To Haves

• Competence independently assessing problems, identifying and applying necessary resources, and moving deliverables forward.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Exceptional judgment and dependability.
• Excellent oral and written communication, including preparation of formal reports and informal correspondence.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and synthesize information and translate it into reports, metrics, and data visualizations.
• Experience communicating sensitive information with tact, discretion, and diplomacy.
• Ability to maintain harmonious working relationships at all levels while addressing complex and sensitive issues effectively.
• Experience supporting program operations in an administrative office at the University of Washington.

Responsibilities

• Deliver hands-on training in regulatory compliance, animal handling, and technical procedures across multiple species.
• Provide and monitor general anesthesia during training and instructional activities.
• Adapt instruction to learners’ backgrounds and experience while maintaining course standards.
• Support surgical and procedural instruction, including anesthesia monitoring and technical guidance.
• Create, update, and deliver educational materials, including classroom content, demonstration models, and video tutorials.
• Help develop and continuously improve training programs, laboratory procedures, and instructional resources.
• Manage a rodent colony, including health monitoring and assigning rodents to classes while prioritizing animal welfare, the 3Rs, and compliance.
• Maintain clinical, diagnostic, and laboratory equipment and ensure it is functional and ready for training and research support.
• Maintain instructional spaces, including cleaning, stocking, and ensuring supplies are available.
• Plan and manage inventory for classroom and laboratory activities.
• Provide real-time technical guidance to research staff on procedures, complications, and best practices.
• Support concurrent training and operational needs with minimal supervision.
• Coordinate training activities across departments using learning management systems, Microsoft Bookings, Outlook, and other platforms.
• Assign, track, and document training completion and compliance in electronic systems.
• Coordinate course logistics, including scheduling, materials, and classroom readiness.
• Provide indirect oversight and coordination of student employees supporting classroom and training functions.
• Maintain accurate training records and controlled-substance documentation.
• Ensure training and activities comply with institutional policies, regulations, and animal welfare standards.
• Use, monitor, and document controlled substances in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Reinforce research-protocol compliance through training and operational oversight.
• Collaborate with the Attending Veterinarian and Principal Compliance Veterinarian to keep course content and training resources current.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in rodent techniques, animal welfare, and research methodology.
• Collaborate with veterinary leadership and research units to identify training needs and improve program effectiveness.
• Analyze training outcomes and design improvements to learner competency, animal welfare, and research quality.
• Develop instructional content and share resources with other CLATR instructors.
• Participate in efforts to improve training delivery and consistency across instructors.
• Stay current on emerging techniques and procedures and integrate them into training programs.
• Identify institutional training-program trends and gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Work independently with strong organization, dependability, and communication skills, and perform related duties as required.

Benefits

• The posting directs candidates to the University of Washington benefits information for temporary, per-diem, and less-than-half-time positions.
• Opportunities for professional growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level