Lead Lab Animal Technician

University of Tennessee

Memphis, TN, US
Base: $19.60phly; bonus/equity: not specified; ben...
Animal husbandry and care procedures
Disease surveillance program
Handling animals
Provides key important and required job functions that supports a large complex, integrated, and centralized laboratory animal resource program on the UT Health Science Center campus

Job Summary

  • Provides key important and required job functions that supports a large complex, integrated, and centralized laboratory animal resource program on the UT Health Science Center campus.
  • Serves as the lead technician in the work unit and performs routine and specialized duties in the handling, care, feeding, breeding colony management, disease surveillance, and experimental support.
  • Collaborates with investigators and research staff to lend assistance to various research projects that require unique or specialized husbandry practices.

Matching Summary

Provides key important and required job functions that supports a large complex, integrated, and centralized laboratory animal resource program on the UT Health Science Center campus.

Salary

Base: $19.60/Hourly; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • animal husbandry and care procedures
  • disease surveillance program
  • handling animals
  • experimental support

Nice-to-have

  • collaborate with investigators
  • teamwork and communication

Key Requirements

  • Three (3) years of experience in maintaining research animals
  • Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification
  • Lab Animal Technician (LAT) certificate within 18 months

Work Rights

Not specified

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