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The University of Queensland is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Fish Husbandry Technician to join our team at the St Lucia campus. This part-time position involves substantial responsibility for the welfare, maintenance, and breeding stock performance of aquatic animals, including fish, crustaceans, and bivalve molluscs.

• Uphold welfare standards and provide care and husbandry to laboratory aquatic animals.
• Perform and provide training in colony health monitoring and management services, including performing basic necropsies, collection and shipping of samples/sentinel animals and selection of tests.
• Perform cleaning, general upkeep and biosecurity maintenance of animal holding and central areas.
• Maintain facility equipment in accordance with the facility schedule.
• Review animal ethics applications and provide feedback to supervisors to ensure proposed practices meet the relevant requirements.
• Perform basic animal procedures including anaesthesia, necropsy and injection.
• Prepare, administer and dispense (in accordance with current regulatory requirements) restricted drugs for use with animals for research purposes (rarely).
• Work in specialised areas such as PC2, infectious agents, quarantine, pressurised gases and general chemical safety.
• Perform record keeping in relation to operations and services, including database software, development of reports, inventory management, training and animal procedures.

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
• 17% superannuation contributions
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• UQ Study for Staff
• On campus childcare options
• Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)
• Salary packaging options

The successful candidate will have some understanding of fish and aquatic animal husbandry and recirculating systems, including sensors, used to monitor and maintain water quality.

Essential

• Completion of a degree in animal science; or Diploma; or Certificate III level qualification in the animal technology industry or other related fields; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training which includes a minimum of 2 years' subsequent experience working in an aquatic animal facility
• Demonstrated clear and professional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to advise research and animal facility staff by email, phone or in-person and the ability to present information and written reports.
• Demonstrated decision making and trouble-shooting skills, utilising background information/experience to take action in the absence of complete information.
• Demonstrated experience to effectively plan and prioritise own time and tasks and work flexibly across different areas of the facility based on general direction from supervisors.
• Demonstrated understanding of the relevant regulatory requirements with regard to Animal Ethics, Biosafety, Biosecurity and Occupational Health and Safety.
• Commitment to upholding the University's values, and with the outstanding personal qualities of openness, respectfulness and integrity.

Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.