Animal Care Specialist for Research and Teaching
3 weeks ago
About the University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a world-renowned institution dedicated to delivering high-quality education and conducting groundbreaking research. As a leading research university, UNSW prides itself on its commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Animal Technician to join our team at the School of Psychology. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing daily animal care and husbandry, including maintenance, care, and cleaning. This role will also involve supporting researchers and students in the animal facilities, ensuring that all activities are conducted safely and ethically.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Level 3: Provide daily animal care, including appropriate nutrition, health care, hygiene control, housing, and environmental enrichment in accordance with standard operating procedures and ethical standards/legislation.
- Correctly identify animals as per legislative requirements and maintain accurate computerized and manual records of animal movements, ethics approval numbers, housing density, sex, culling, and/or other information as required.
- Monitor animal wellbeing, maintain accurate and precise individual animal and research records, and report any adverse findings to the School of Psychology's animal facilities co-ordinator or the University veterinarian.
- Provide care and therapies to pre- and post-operative animals and assist in the administration of medicine to animals as required or as directed.
- Support the monitoring of research animals in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes and the Animal Research Act.
- Coordinate animal care duties to ensure daily objectives are achieved, including participation in a weekend and public holiday roster.
- Assist other team members and research staff as required, undertaking any other duties as directed by the Animal Facilities Co-Ordinator.
- Liaise with animal suppliers when necessary.
- Align with and actively demonstrate the UNSW Values in Action: Our Behaviours and the UNSW Code of Conduct.
- Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.
Additional Responsibilities for Level 4:
- Coordinate the breeding of several lines of transgenic rats by setting up breeding pairs, weaning progeny, and adjusting breeding capacity according to the needs of the School's researchers.
- Collect and send progeny tissue samples for genotyping and record genotyping in dedicated colony management software.
- Arrange transfer of animals to researchers in the School of Psychology.
- Maintain accurate record keeping in dedicated colony management software.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Completion (or progress towards completion) of a TAFE Certificate, Associate Diploma, or equivalent in Animal Studies or Animal Technology.
- Proficient animal handling and animal therapy skills, including experience in administering basic medical treatment to animals (e.g., injections, oral, and topical medications).
- Proven ability to work cooperatively with a diverse group of people by contributing positively to a team environment, as well as the ability to work independently with limited supervision from time to time.
- Familiarity with psychological research and animals (Desirable).
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW's aims, objectives, and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.
Benefits
This role offers a competitive salary of $68,000 - $82,000 per annum, plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading. We also offer a range of benefits, including access to state-of-the-art facilities, opportunities for professional development, and a dynamic and supportive work environment.
How to Apply
If you are a motivated and experienced animal technician looking for a new challenge, please submit your application online. We look forward to hearing from you
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