Lab Animal Technician I (Training) — Humane Care & Cagewash

University of Louisville; USA; Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University of Louisville is seeking a Lab Animal Technician I in the Comparative Medical Research Unit. This hourly, full-time training position supports husbandry and cagewash operations for humane care of laboratory animals and offers advancement opportunities.

Responsibilities include daily health observations, nutrition and hydration management, safe animal handling, daily cage enrichment, aseptic cage changes, and assisting veterinary staff with medical treatments.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or GED and 1+ year of work experience or equivalent.
• Must pass criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

Aufgaben

• Perform daily health observations on multiple species and report health issues to veterinary staff.
• Provide nutritional requirements and water intake to support research models.
• Handle animals safely and humanely.
• Maintain clean and enriched living environments for animals.
• Change cages using aseptic techniques in rodent housing areas and clean large animal pens.
• Assess cage conditions daily and address study-specific needs.
• Work with animals treated with biohazards/chemical hazards per safety guidelines.
• Meet enrichment requirements and assist veterinary staff with medical treatments.
• Learn rodent colony management and report regulatory issues.
• Use appropriate PPE and sanitize/sterilize cage systems.
• Operate tunnel washers, rack washers, and autoclaves; monitor sanitization/sterilization and respond to equipment failures.
• Maintain automatic watering systems.
• Work weekends and holidays as assigned.

Ausbildung

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Autoclaves

Tunnel washers

Rack washers

Cage washing equipment

Jobbeschreibung

University of Louisville is seeking a Lab Animal Technician I in the Comparative Medical Research Unit. This hourly, full-time training position supports husbandry and cagewash operations for humane care of laboratory animals and offers advancement opportunities.

Responsibilities include daily health observations, nutrition and hydration management, safe animal handling, daily cage enrichment, aseptic cage changes, and assisting veterinary staff with medical treatments.