Team Leader, Core Rodent Breeding Facility

**(HEO7) $98,343 - $109,989 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.**

**Fixed term and Full-Time position until end of June 2025**

Are you a leader passionate about supporting world-class biomedical research? The University of Adelaide is seeking a **Team Leader** for our **Core Rodent Breeding Facility**, a vital part of our Laboratory Animal Services (LAS) team. This is your chance to lead a dedicated team and contribute to ground-breaking research in a supportive and dynamic environment.

The Team Leader, Core Rodent Breeding Facility, will lead a small team, liaising with all research groups, delivering outstanding technical support, and ensuring breeding colony management adheres to ethically approved projects. In addition, the Team Leader will set up and coordinate rederivation of rodent lines into the breeding facility including IVF procedures and cryopreservation where appropriate.

The Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Core Rodent Breeding Facility including the establishment of facilities and services. In addition, the Team Leader will undertake compliance activities such as audits, inspections, quality assurance programs and coordinating facility and equipment maintenance with contractors to ensure the facility meets requirements of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.

Overseeing the tasks of technicians to ensure compliance with researchers’ specifications and the breeding colony size and strategies are a major part of this role, as well as leading a team of technicians makes this role unique as it requires someone who has both the technical and leadership experience.

The Division of Research and Innovation provides leadership in achieving the University’s strategic goals, particularly in relation to research strategy, researcher education, services, infrastructure and supporting the development of world-class research and impact, both nationally and internationally. Supporting an ethos of excellence, innovation, engagement and impact, the Division is responsible for achieving the research objectives set out in the University Strategic Plan.

**Selection Criteria**
- Significant experience working in a biomedical research environment.
- Significant experience in rederivation of rodent lines using IVF procedures and cryopreservation.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a small team.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of compliance and quality issues impacting on a biomedical research environment.
- Proven interpersonal and liaison skills in building constructive relationships with clients and stakeholders within, and external to, the University.
- Demonstrated ability to work with PeopleSoft, Research Master, Animal Colony Maintenance software or similar.

**Special Requirements**:

- Direct animal handling is required.
- Some out-of-hours work, including weekends and public holidays.
- A current driver’s license is essential.

**Enjoy an outstanding career environment**

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you a vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

**Your division's broader role**

The Division of Research and Innovation leads the University's research strategic planning. It manages research, partnerships, prioritises investment in strategic initiatives, and responds to changes in the external environment.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/research/about-us/

**How to Apply**

Applications close 11:55pm, Wednesday 11th December 2024.

**For further information**

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:
Contact Name:
Lottie Servin
Acting Branch Manager | Laboratory Animal Services
P: +61 (8) 8313 4372