Husbandry Supervisor-Lab Animal Care Unit (LACU)

University of Tennessee • Memphis, TN

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About The Position

The Husbandry Supervisor provides hands-on supervision to the day-to-day husbandry and animal care operation in a specific area of a large laboratory animal resource program. This position directs technician husbandry, cage wash and operational duties as necessary to manage the workload in all assigned areas.

Requirements

• EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
• EXPERIENCE: Six (6) years of combined education (life sciences related coursework) and experience working with animals in a research setting; OR an Associate’s Degree in Biology, Animal Science, Life Sciences or related area and four (4) years of experience working with animals in a research setting OR a Bachelor's degree in Biology, Animal Science, Life Science or related area and two (2) years of experience working with animals in a research setting; OR Certification at the Lab Animal Technologist (LATg) level and a minimum of four (4) years of experience working with animals in a research setting.
• A minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience is required.
• LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science at minimum Lab Animal Technician level (CERTIFICATION REQUIRED).
• Must obtain Lab Animal Technologist (LATg) certification within twelve (12) months of employment.
• Knowledge of animal caretaking methods and procedures; computer proficiency
• Knowledge of animal welfare regulations and guidelines (USDA, NIH, AAALAC).
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to evaluate staff to ensure all requirements of a task are correctly completed.
• Ability to train and evaluate the proficiency of staff.
• Capable of distributing workload according to staff proficiencies and staff level.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and assigns, daily/weekly work schedules to husbandry staff.
• Monitors and directs duties for husbandry and cage wash staff; assuring all caging and housing facilities and husbandry conditions are compliant with the federal standards and guidelines and consistent with generally accepted standards.
• Conducts daily inspections of animal facilities to ensure animal health and housing standards and the maintenance of required sanitation and facility standards.
• Assists the Coordinator for Training and Quality Assurance in maintaining staff proficiency in animal care and facility procedures.
• Maintains appropriate records, files, inventories and logbooks.
• Advises the Director of potential problems concerning areas of animal care, employee performance or facility issues while suggesting corrections and improvements in these areas.
• Performs other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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