Animal Technician, Animal Research Center - Service Department

Minimum Qualifications

High school or equivalent and one year of laboratory animal experience.

Job Summary

To provide for the skilled care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner using appropriate equipment and established procedures.

Job Duties

Feeds and waters animals as specified. Performs daily census of animals. Changes animal caging as scheduled sanitizes rooms, equipment and hallways as assigned. Assists in the maintenance of animal records. Observes animals for behavior change and/or evidence of disease and notifies staff as appropriate. Provides routine treatment for common disease problems and performs animal identification tasks using established methods. Assists in the operation of and the record keeping for breeding colonies. Attends in-house training programs to become more knowledgeable in the field of laboratory animal science.

Salary Range

Commensurate with experience.

Equal employment opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.