Animal Technician (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Cambridge seeks a Senior Animal Technician to support exciting research on body weight and composition disorders. Candidates should have strong animal husbandry skills and experience managing transgenic models, along with a level 6 vocational qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field. Join a collaborative team at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit for this fixed-term role until March 2028, which includes salary ranging from £30,805 to £35,116 per annum.

Qualifications

• Educated to at least level 6 or have equivalent practical experience.
• Experience managing animal colonies.
• Current UK Home Office Personal licence required.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in management of animal colonies.
• Use in vivo models for understanding metabolism.
• Contribute to research on body composition disorders.

Skills

Animal husbandry skills

Experience with transgenic murine models

Basic molecular biology techniques

Understanding of whole body metabolism

Education

Level 6 vocational qualification

Job description

Fixed-term: The funding for this post is available until end March 2028

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Animal Technician to join our team at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit (MDU).

The successful applicant will become a member of the Coll, O'Rahilly and Yeo group and contribute significantly to an MRC-funded programme of work called "Mechanisms in disorders of energy balance and body composition".

Our group combines insights from human genetics with in vivo and functional studies to understand disorders of body weight and body composition relevant to human health.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent experience of in vivo models, particularly their use in understanding whole body metabolism and hormone biology.

The post holder will play a key role in the management of animal colonies so experience of transgenic murine model colony management is essential.

A current UK Home Office Personal licence (ASPA 1986). excellent animal husbandry skills are essential.

The post holder will be educated to at Educated to at least level 6 vocational qualification or an equivalent level of practical experience in a relevant field. They will be competent in basic molecular biology techniques such as PCR and knowledge of metabolic phenotyping is also highly desirable.

This position is based at the Institute of Metabolic Science (https://www.ims.cam.ac.uk/) at the University of Cambridge, which provides a highly collaborative and stimulating environment.

For any informal enquiries, please email Dr Tony Coll ([e-mail])

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check, a health assessment and a security check.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above.

Please ensure that you outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role on the online application form.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Closing date: 15th July 2025

Interview date: to be confirmed

Please quote reference RG46337 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

£30,805 to £35,116 per annum