Lab Animal Care Specialist (Rotating Weekends)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

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 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,