Company: UCSF
Title: Lab Animal Technician
Location: San Francisco (various UCSF locations)
Duration: 6 month contract w/ extensions
Day to day:
- Daily maintenance of vivarium facilities, under general supervision.
- Change cages/racks, clean primary enclosures per schedule, feed and water different species of animals used in LARC.
- Maintain all animals and animal housing areas according to LARC standard operating procedures for each species.
- Always handle animals humanely and with care. Mistreatment can result in severe, negative employment consequences.
- Monitor room conditions for temperature, humidity, and sanitation. Report conditions outside of set ranges to your Supervisor/Principal Technician.
- Identify animal care needs as they arise and report them to the Supervisor.
- Communicate with the faculty regarding animal housing/husbandry issues in a professional and articulate manner.
- Identify and report all sick and unhealthy animals to Supervisor, Animal Health Technician, veterinary staff, and/or Principle Investigators (PI’s).
- Assist in animal health screening programs (which range from rodent sentinel program to large animal sample collection) as assigned.
- Perform treatments, administer routine medications, apply technical skills under close supervision (e.g. collect fecal samples, various injections, etc.).
- Other animal health duties as assigned.
