Animal Technician: Mice Welfare & Research Support

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI); Harwell; Presencial; GBP 25.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell requires a dedicated animal care technician to support husbandry and experimental procedures to meet scientific needs. You will work under Home Office licensing, maintaining cages, food, bedding, and health checks with meticulous record keeping.

Key duties include health checks, cage cleaning, welfare support for mouse colonies, sample collection for genotyping, and adherence to SOPs, with overtime as required to cover animal needs.

Formación

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above.
• Institute of Animal Technology level 2 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science and Technology.
• Home Office Licence.

Responsabilidades

• Check health and welfare of experimental mice.
• Clean and water animal cages.
• Address welfare needs of mouse colonies.
• Maintain cleanliness in animal rooms.
• Computerised record keeping.

Conocimientos

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Manual handling

Educación

GCSEs

Institute of Animal Technology level 2 Diploma

Home Office Licence

Herramientas

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell requires a dedicated animal care technician to support husbandry and experimental procedures to meet scientific needs. You will work under Home Office licensing, maintaining cages, food, bedding, and health checks with meticulous record keeping.

Key duties include health checks, cage cleaning, welfare support for mouse colonies, sample collection for genotyping, and adherence to SOPs, with overtime as required to cover animal needs.