Animal Research Technician

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Student jobs; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks motivated zebrafish husbandry technicians to support operations at a biomedical aquaculture facility. This role offers flexible hours to accommodate academic schedules, with responsibilities including feeding fish, monitoring water quality, and maintaining cleanliness in the lab environment. Ideal candidates will be pursuing a degree in biomedical engineering and have a keen interest in animal husbandry. Join a team committed to excellence and diversity, while gaining valuable experience in a supportive setting that values your contributions.

Qualifications

• Must be working towards a degree in biomedical engineering.
• Interest in animal husbandry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Feeding fish and checking water quality in the aquaculture facility.
• Cleaning tanks and laboratory glassware as part of daily duties.

Skills

Biomedical engineering

Animal husbandry

Education

Working towards a degree

Job description

Department Overview:

Morgridge Institute for Research

Anticipated Start Date:

May 19, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

May 31, 2026

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 12 Maximum: 16

Schedule:

Flexible weekly work schedule to accommodate academic courses. One weekend shift is expected.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: 15.00 Maximum: 15.00

Number of Positions:

2

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

1. Working towards a degree in biomedical engineering.
2. An interest in animal husbandry.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Morgridge Institute for Research Aquatics Center is a large biomedical aquaculture facility that provides husbandry services to care for fish. Currently, we are seeking multiple zebrafish husbandry technicians to work during the academic year.

Duties include feeding fish, checking water quality, cleaning tanks, changing system filters, cleaning laboratory glassware, and other miscellaneous tasks. Work hours can be scheduled to accommodate academic courses, but working at least one weekend shift is expected. Weekly hours are typically 12-16 hours per week.

Physical Demands:

Work is normally performed in a typical lab environment. No or very limited physical effort is required. No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/