About the role
Organizational Summary
The Division of Comparative Medicine directs thirteen integrated laboratories for research and teaching involving animals located at the College of Medicine, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Public Health, Children's Research Institute, Knight's Oceanographic Center, James A. Haley Veterans' Administration Medical Center, the Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute,, the Interdisciplinary Research Building, CAMLS, New College and the Heart Institute. The Division provides researchers from all departments and disciplines throughout the University and its affiliated institutions with technical assistance and support services in surgical procedural, diagnostic, behavioral testing, and transgenic laboratories.
Position Summary
Provides for the care and husbandry needs of numerous laboratory animal species following federal laws and principles, professional standards, and standard operating procedures. Provides technical support to research protocols. This position performs medical, surgical, behavioral, or other technical veterinary procedures in direct support of research.
The duties and responsibilities for this position include:
- Provides for the care and husbandry needs of numerous laboratory animal species following federal laws and principles, professional standards, and standard operating procedures. Assists with animal identification, reassignments and relocation, and animal inventory records. Contributes to animal clinical records and environmental monitoring records.
- Assists research investigators with the animal and technical aspects of research and teaching protocols. Assists with the production of research animals, recording births, weanings, and monitoring of the productivity of the colony. Maintains appropriate records and tables to accurately reflect production activities. Communicates information with research staff.
- Assists with or independently performs basic to more complex veterinary medical and surgical procedures; assists with anesthesia and provides surgical nursing care and assistance. Assists with the resolution of animal health concerns. Administers medications, treatments and experimental biologics by various routes, such as subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, and intravenous injections, and oral and topical administration. Assists with, or independently performs, the collection and preservation of samples for clinical analysis, i.e., histological, serological, and microbiological evaluations
- Assists with the housekeeping and maintenance of the animal facilities and with cage wash operations. Maintains animal caging and housing rooms, common procedural rooms, and other support areas of the facility in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Performs euthanasia and necropsies.
- Performs other duties as required. Attends meetings, seminars, workshops, training sessions as related to certification, continuing education, and professional development.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and four years of experience involving animal handling. College coursework in biology or life sciences may substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis.
Degree Equivalency Clause: Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
• Senate Bill 1310- The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
• SB 1310: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
• Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.
Preferred Qualifications
College degree (AS or BS) in biological, life, or animal sciences. At least two years of animal handling experience, one of which is in a research or veterinary environment. AALAS certification. Certification as LAT is preferred.
Additional Information for Applicants
This position requires a Level I background check.
Hiring Salary range: $34,000 - $37,000
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday (some weekends and holidays), 7:00 am - 3:00 pm