Job Description

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Lab Animal Care Technician for the Office for Research. This position provides basic care, feeding, transportation, and daily observation for all animal species used in research and teaching. The Animal Care Technician is responsible for daily maintenance of multiple animal colony rooms to be in compliance with animal welfare regulations, university and CMR policies.

The Office for Research's mission is to support the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of all Rutgers faculty. The Office accomplishes its mission by convening with academic and research leaders, providing integrated, user-focused resources, services, and tools, and partnering with faculty.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Coordinates and assists in the general maintenance of the facilities.
• Ensures the humane care and treatment of the animals.
• Handles the daily maintenance of multiple animal colony rooms to be in compliance with animal welfare regulations, university and CMR policies.
• Performances 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.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• A high school/vocational school education or equivalent.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Cage washing equipment, autoclaves, floor scrubbers, chemical mixing stations, dry heat oven, etc. Various computer programs.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Regular workweek may be other than Monday through Friday and will include weekends and/or holidays as needed.
• Regular workweek may include weekends and/or evening shift work.
• On prolonged daily basis must be able to perform the physical demands of the job of being able to lift 50 pounds, push and pull heavy loads of equipment, twisting of upper trunk, repetitive and overhead lifting.
• May work in cage wash and animal room conditions while wearing safety apparel and personal protective equipment ( PPE ).
• May be bending, stooping, or reaching for long periods of time.
• Additionally, the position requires the ability to stand or walk on hard surfaces for most of the workday, including slippery surfaces.
• Work environment includes potential exposure to zoonotic diseases, and the use of hazardous and restricted chemicals.
• Potential exposure to animal dander, fluids and soiled waste as well as cleaning chemicals.
• Wearing PPE may increase body temperature.

Special Conditions:

• NOTE : Upon successful completion of AALAS Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician examination and one (1) full year in entry-level position, incumbent will be promoted to Range 13 (Newark – range 15) Senior Laboratory Animal Care Technician.
• MULTIPLE VACANCIES .
• Clean Driving Record.

Posting Number: 25ST0601

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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Holiday work, Local area, Shift work, Monday to Friday,

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