Animal Technician
Core
Provides routine, technical, and administrative support to research projects by performing husbandry, monitoring health, and maintaining compliance for laboratory animals.
Role type
Entry-level Animal Technician (vivarium staff)
Builds
Animal care program compliance and animal health for research projects
Domain
Academic research / Laboratory animal care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal husbandry, cage cleaning, health monitoring, medical treatment administration, shipment receiving, euthanasia of rodents, regulatory compliance, data entry, equipment operation
Preferred skills
Rodent and non-human primate experience, AALAS ALAT certification, research setting experience, Microsoft applications proficiency