Aquatics Technical Assistant

St Lucia Campus💼 Full-time💰 $79,096–$79,096🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-25

Core

Providing routine animal care, husbandry, and welfare support for laboratory aquatic species, including water quality maintenance and facility hygiene.

Role type

Junior IC animal technical assistant (aquatic species)

Builds

Laboratory animal care and specialized research facility operations

Domain

Life sciences research / Aquaculture

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Animal handling, Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) operation, Equipment maintenance, Animal health monitoring, Euthanasia practices, Water quality management

Preferred skills

Laboratory animal environment experience, Microsoft Word/Excel proficiency

Responsibilities

Performing routine technical procedures including approved euthanasia methods, Maintaining accurate facility records, Performing manual housekeeping tasks to support facility hygiene, Participating in rostered weekend and on-call shifts

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About uq

As part of the UQ community, you will work alongside bright minds from around the world, united by a shared commitment to creating a better world. Excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued, and staff are supported through a wide range of benefits, including up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% superannuation, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, salary packaging, and cultural leave.