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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC) supports the research programs of the faculty by provid |
| > | ing all services associated with the care and use of laboratory animals including the purchasing/rec | ||||
| > | eiving, daily care and monitoring of the health of all species. The Animal Technician is responsible | ||||
| > | for the daily care of animals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Duties include ch | ||||
| > | anging cages and racks, delivering food and water in accordance to established procedures, maintaini | ||||
| > | ng equipment and animal housing areas according to standard operating procedures and federal and sta | ||||
| > | te regulations. Perform record keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveillance, | ||||
| > | feed logs, temperature/humidity charts, animal receipt and disposition logs and performs other duti | ||||
| > | es as assigned. LARC provides care for various species of laboratory animals housed in multiple LARC | ||||
| > | research facilities located throughout the city of San Francisco. | ||||
| 2 | The Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC) supports the research programs of the faculty by provid | ||||
| > | ing all services associated with the care and use of laboratory animals including the purchasing/rec | ||||
| > | eiving, daily care and monitoring of the health of all species. The Animal Technician is responsib | ||||
| > | le for the daily care of animals in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Duties includ | ||||
| > | e changing cages and racks, delivering food and water in accordance to established procedures, maint | ||||
| > | aining equipment and animal housing areas according to standard operating procedures and federal and | ||||
| > | state regulations. Perform record keeping duties such as per-diems records, animal health surveilla | ||||
| > | nce, feed logs, temperature/humidity charts, animal receipt and disposition logs and performs other | ||||
| > | duties as assigned. LARC provides care for various species of laboratory animals housed in multiple | ||||
| > | LARC research facilities located throughout the city of San Francisco. Under direction of the Anima | ||||
| > | l Resources Supervisor or assigned lead, the Animal Technician (AT) has experience, training and is | ||||
| > | capable of performing all duties within the scope of the job description for Assistant Animal Techni | ||||
| > | cians. Animal Technicians performs assigned duties in a manner that achieves the LARC mission. Anim | ||||
| > | al Technicians are expected to identify problems, remedy and report them immediately. Animal Techni | ||||
| > | cians must ensure the proper care and use of animals and Animal Technicians must be able to perform | ||||
| > | some technical procedures required within LARC or to support the research effort. The final salary a | ||||
| > | nd offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within th | ||||
| > | e salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equit | ||||
| > | y within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, | ||||
| > | placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement | ||||
| > | . The salary range for this position is $22.58 - $27.74 (Hourly Rate). To learn more about the benef | ||||
| > | its of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifo | ||||
| > | rnia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under direction of the Animal Resources Supervisor or assigned lead, the Animal Technician (AT) has |
| > | experience, training and is capable of performing all duties within the scope of the job description | ||||
| > | for Assistant Animal Technicians. Animal Technicians performs assigned duties in a manner that achi | ||||
| > | eves the LARC mission. Animal Technicians are expected to identify problems, remedy and report them | ||||
| > | immediately. Animal Technicians must ensure the proper care and use of animals and Animal Technician | ||||
| > | s must be able to perform some technical procedures required within LARC or to support the research | ||||
| > | effort. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Graduation from high school/GED, completion of training equivalent to the | 4 | |||
| > | Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification of the AALAS, and one year of animal care expe | ||||
| > | rience; or high school graduation and two years of animal care experience in the care of an animal s | ||||
| > | pecies appropriate to the particular job; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; | ||||
| > | and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the po | ||||
| > | sition. - 1 year of animal handling or lab animal sanitation equipment operations experience require | ||||
| > | d. - Ability to communicate animal health information to appropriate personnel, maintain legible rec | ||||
| > | ords for permanent status. All assignments require some use of computer/email. - Complete and remain | ||||
| > | current in BRER training. - Demonstrated experience working under general supervision. - Complete E | ||||
| > | rgonomics training. - Successful completion of ALAT in-house training curriculum within one year of | ||||
| > | employment. - Complete Facilities Orientation for each assigned site. - Complete and remain current | ||||
| > | in Laboratory Safety for Researchers training. - Complete Ethics training. - Satisfactory job perfor | ||||
| > | mance ratings at all times during probationary employment period. - Ability to follow instructions, | ||||
| > | work independently or in shared assignments with others. - Basic computer skills (e.g. e/mail skills | ||||
| > | , ability to scan cage barcodes, sync PDA’s for submitting Health Surveillance Reports electronicall | ||||
| > | y, utilize email account for work-related communications, online training, HBS timesheet submission) | ||||
| > | . - Ability to follow work rules, including no eating or drinking in animal areas, no smoking at cam | ||||
| > | pus facilities. - Ability to bend, squat, kneel, stand, reach above shoulder level, and move on hard | ||||
| > | surface for up to 7 hours/day. - Ability to wear personal protective equipment as required; include | ||||
| > | s protective clothing, protective glasses, safety shoes and gloves daily, face masks as required, re | ||||
| > | spirator if assigned. - Ability to push and pull heavy objects and ability to safely move and or lif | ||||
| > | t heavy loads (up to 50 pounds). Preferred Qualifications: - AALAS Assistant Laboratory Animal Medic | ||||
| > | ine (ALAT). - General knowledge of feeding, caging, and space requirements for multiple species of l | ||||
| > | aboratory animals used in biomedical research. - Ability and skills needed to identify animal health | ||||
| > | concerns and regulatory compliance for their assigned areas and to report conditions to veterinary | ||||
| > | staff, researchers, and compliance staff. - Full knowledge of disinfection, sanitation, and cleaning | ||||
| > | agents; knowledge and ability to use cage washers for cleaning and autoclaves for sterilization of | ||||
| > | cages. - General knowledge of federal and other licensing agencies’ regulations. Certification/Licen | ||||
| > | se: - No | ||||
| 5 | The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. | ||||
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| 7 | Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work expe | ||||
| > | rience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are repre | ||||
| > | sented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collec | ||||
| > | tive bargaining agreement. | ||||
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| 9 | The salary range for this position is $22.58 - $27.74 (Hourly Rate). | ||||
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| 11 | To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: ht | ||||
| > | tps://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html | ||||