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Laboratory Animal Care Technician

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Rutgers University

2021-12-03 08:50:35

Job location New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Science & Technology

Job description

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Laboratory Animal Care Technician for the Office for Research (Research).

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

* Provides diversified care, feeding, transportation, and daily observation for all animal species used in research and teaching.
* Coordinates and assists in the general maintenance of the facilities.
* Ensures the humane care and treatment of the animals.
* Responsible for daily maintenance of multiple animal colony rooms to be in compliance with animal welfare regulations, university, and CMR policies. Duties include performance of animal husbandry and monitoring procedures with special attention to the needs of virus free species, observing and reporting signs of illness, injury, or distress in animals.
* Interacts with their supervisor regarding needs of individual research projects and PI's and will become familiar with all project protocols as it relates to daily husbandry needs of the colony rooms they maintain.
* Ensures areas of noncompliance with regulations are reported; daily animal census is recorded and performs euthanasia when instructed.

General Summary:

Under supervision, provides basic care, feeding, transportation, and daily observation for all animal species used in research and teaching. Assists in the general maintenance of the facilities. Ensures the humane care and treatment of the animals.

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