Animal Technician (9525C) Office of Laboratory Animal Care 69538

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Departmental Overview

The Office of Laboratory Animal Care (OLAC) is responsible for managing a centralized program of animal care and use on the UC Berkeley campus. The department consists of veterinary, administrative and animal husbandry personnel.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: June 11, 2024

Responsibilities

Cleaning and Sanitation (65%)

• Operate a cage washer for cleaning and sanitizing animal cages and cage supplies through automatic and manual processes.
• Operate sterilizer machine in order to sterilize caging equipment for the animals.
• Dispose of animal refuse and soiled bedding properly.
• Clean and maintain animal care areas by scrubbing down the ceilings, walls, and floors at prescribed intervals following departmental procedures.

Animal Care Duties (30%)

• Perform routine animal husbandry tasks including cleaning, watering, feeding, and grooming of laboratory animals pre recommended guidelines and regulations.
• Clean and repair cages/enclosures and related ancillary equipment following departmental procedures.
• Observe animal daily and report health concerns or abnormalities to the Veterinary staff promptly.
• Complete all required documentation completely and contemporaneously.
• Maintain documentation, reports, and logs including: animal identification cards and inventory records, room environment reports, environmental enrichment logs, and cage washing and/or autoclaving logs.
• Perform euthanasia on rodents under the direction of the Veterinarian Staff.
• Perform other duties as requested or assigned by supervisor.

Training and Professional Development (5%)

• Attend and participate in on-the-job and classroom training sessions.
• Complete all assigned computer based safety and professional development training by predetermined due dates.
• Communicate procedural questions and self-identified training deficiencies to supervisor and training staff.
• Provide procedural mentoring to other staff as instructed by supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of hygienic principles and basic animal husbandry.
• Applies specialized knowledge of animal husbandry procedures to ensure that research animals are being cared for in accordance with NIH, OSHA, USDA, and AWA guidelines and regulations.
• Applies knowledge of individual facility SOPs to ensure that they are being properly implemented.
• Skill in providing humane care and maintenance to several species of animals and providing proper restraint for several species of animals.
• Skill in reading English and numbers to be able to follow instructions, maintain records, and identify specific animals.
• Ability to work in an animal research environment, which requires continuous contact with animals.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pound bags of feed, bedding or animals.
• Ability to push up to 300-pound cage racks.
• Ability to understand established guidelines for humane care and welfare of laboratory animals as described by "Guide for The Care and Use of Laboratory Animals."
• Basic computer skills to enter animal health reports in departmental database.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of and the ability to apply the concept of contamination control practices including engineering, administrative, and procedural controls for the containment of pathogens, including disinfection, and waste handling methods appropriate for work in bio-containment animal facilities up to BSL2 level with BSL3 practices.
• Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification from AALAS preferred.

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $21.81 - $24.55

• This is a 100% full-time (40 hours per week), career position that is eligible for full UC benefits.
• This position is non-exempt and paid bi-weekly.
• We are hiring for 3 positions
• This position is governed by the terms and conditions in the agreement for the Technical Unit (TX) between the University of California and the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE). The current bargaining agreement manual can be found at:
  http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/tx/index.html.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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