Animal Caretaker

AgUpdate; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The University at Buffalo Laboratory Animal Facility is seeking an Animal Caretaker to provide daily care of laboratory species, including cleaning rooms and cages, feeding and watering, and following safety protocols.

Duties include monitoring animal health, assisting in veterinary care, handling and transporting animals, maintaining inventories and records, and supporting investigators and technicians in a busy research environment.

Qualifications

• Requires education in a specific field and at least one year of experience directly related to the research or program.
• 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

Laboratory animal experience

Animal care

Lab safety

Job description

Animal Caretaker

Position Information

Position Title: Animal Caretaker

Department: Animal Facilities

Posting Link: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/63831

Job Type: Full-Time

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary

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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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.

Salary Range

$37,000

Is a background check required for this posting?

No

Contact Information

• Contact's Name: Elizabeth Ertel
• Contact's Pronouns: She/Her
• Contact's Title: Facility Manager
• Contact's Email: [e-mail]
• Contact's Phone: [phone]

Posting Dates

Posted: 08/13/2026

Deadline for Applicants:

Date to be filled: 09/28/2026