Advanced Animal Care Technician 1 (RMBCT1)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
Advanced Animal Care Technician 1 (RMBCT1)
Job No:
539693
Work Type:
Full Time
Location:
Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories:
Veteran's Preference Eligible, Veterinary Medicine/Animal Care
Department:
11800000 - RE-ANIMAL CARE SERVICES
Job Description
Provides basic breeding services to a variety of rodents used for biomedical research. Performs duties from a weekly technical work list prepared by colony managers or higher team members, which includes setting up breeding cages using different mating schemes, tail snip collection following established mouse identification procedures, observing and reporting animals for signs of illness, injury, and physical and behavioral changes. Restrains and handles animals for treatment, maintains detailed animal records, identifies incoming animals and houses them according to specific requirements, and packs outgoing animal shipments according to specifications.
Maintains the Rodent Models Breeding Core Database, creates cage cards for mating cages, wean cages, incoming orders, and outgoing shipments. Sanitizes surgical and technical equipment, creates packs, ensures sterilization, and replaces sterile packs as needed. Performs euthanasia using carbon dioxide with cervical dislocation as a secondary method, decaps newborn rodents after euthanasia, and prepares special diets and medications. Assists Senior Technicians with rodent colony management, attends meetings with investigators and research staff, understands Punnett squares, and undertakes other technical or managerial duties as designated by supervisors and managers.
Required to keep up to date on training and SOPs, record time worked using facility computers, and submit leave, overtime, and weekend requests timely to the area supervisor/manager via Time Clock Plus. Other duties are assigned as needed. May operate state or special vehicles. This position is a time‑limited role and is not remote, located at the University of Florida main campus in Gainesville, FL.
Expected Salary
$17.28 per hour
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid FL state driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications
HE degree or higher with at least 3 years of experience in research animal care at a research institution or equivalent setting.
AALAS ALAT certification.
This position is eligible for Veteran's preference.
The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Health Assessment
Required.
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Job No:
539693
Work Type:
Full Time
Location:
Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories:
Veteran's Preference Eligible, Veterinary Medicine/Animal Care
Department:
11800000 - RE-ANIMAL CARE SERVICES
Job Description
Provides basic breeding services to a variety of rodents used for biomedical research. Performs duties from a weekly technical work list prepared by colony managers or higher team members, which includes setting up breeding cages using different mating schemes, tail snip collection following established mouse identification procedures, observing and reporting animals for signs of illness, injury, and physical and behavioral changes. Restrains and handles animals for treatment, maintains detailed animal records, identifies incoming animals and houses them according to specific requirements, and packs outgoing animal shipments according to specifications.
Maintains the Rodent Models Breeding Core Database, creates cage cards for mating cages, wean cages, incoming orders, and outgoing shipments. Sanitizes surgical and technical equipment, creates packs, ensures sterilization, and replaces sterile packs as needed. Performs euthanasia using carbon dioxide with cervical dislocation as a secondary method, decaps newborn rodents after euthanasia, and prepares special diets and medications. Assists Senior Technicians with rodent colony management, attends meetings with investigators and research staff, understands Punnett squares, and undertakes other technical or managerial duties as designated by supervisors and managers.
Required to keep up to date on training and SOPs, record time worked using facility computers, and submit leave, overtime, and weekend requests timely to the area supervisor/manager via Time Clock Plus. Other duties are assigned as needed. May operate state or special vehicles. This position is a time‑limited role and is not remote, located at the University of Florida main campus in Gainesville, FL.
Expected Salary
$17.28 per hour
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid FL state driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications
HE degree or higher with at least 3 years of experience in research animal care at a research institution or equivalent setting.
AALAS ALAT certification.
This position is eligible for Veteran's preference.
The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Health Assessment
Required.
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