Animal Caretaker

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

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Job summary

The University at Buffalo's Laboratory Animal Facility is seeking an Animal Caretaker responsible for daily care of various laboratory species. You will clean rooms, feed and water animals, dispose of wastes, and follow safety protocols while handling hazardous agents.

Additional duties include monitoring animal health and room conditions, assisting in veterinary procedures, restraining and transporting animals, maintaining inventories and records, and supporting principal investigators,

Qualifications

• Requires education in a specific field and at least one year of experience directly related to the research or program.
• Also requires experience in a laboratory setting and/or with laboratory animals.
• Animal care work outside of a residential setting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health of animals and room environments and report abnormal conditions.
• Assist in veterinary care, administer treatments and perform other technical procedures.
• Humanely handle, restrain and transport animals.
• Assist principal investigators, students and technicians.
• Operate and maintain equipment used in cage preparation and room sanitation.
• Receive, house, remove and record arrival and departure of animals, maintain animal inventories.
• Perform tasks such as: maintenance of; supply inventories, breeding records, activity logs, sanitation records.

Skills

Animal care

Laboratory experience

Education

Education in a specific field

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

The Laboratory Animal Facility at UB is seeking an Animal Caretaker who will be responsible for daily care of various laboratory species. The person will perform basic husbandry duties for animals housed in different health and safety levels: Clean animal rooms and caging, water and feed animals, dispose of wastes appropriately, follow safety protocols when using hazardous agents.
Additional duties are as follows:

• Monitor health of animals and room environments and report abnormal conditions. Assist in veterinary care, administer treatments and perform other technical procedures. Humanely handle, restrain and transport animals.
• Assist principal investigators, students and technicians.
• Operate and maintain equipment used in cage preparation and room sanitation. Receive, house, remove and record arrival and departure of animals, maintain animal inventories. Perform tasks such as: maintenance of; supply inventories, breeding records, activity logs, sanitation records.

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The Research Foundation of SUNY is an EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with a disability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires education in a specific field and at least one year of experience directly related to the research or program.
• Also requires experience in a laboratory setting and/or with laboratory animals.
• Animal care work outside of a residential setting.

Driving Requirements

This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range

Salary Range $37,000

Additional Salary Information

The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

Work Hours

37.5 hours per week
This position requires rotating weekend work

Campus

All Campuses

Is a background check required for this posting?

No

Posting Dates

Posted 08/13/2026

Date to be filled 09/28/2026

References

Number of references required 3

Contact Information

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Contact's Title

Contact's Title Facility Manager

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Contact's Phone

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UB is an EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].