Senior Animal Facilities Technician

Haverford College invites applications to our full-time (37.5 hours per week), non-exempt, benefits-eligible Senior Animal Facilities Technician opportunity.

The Senior Technician will support both the fish facility, housed in the Biology department, and the rodent vivarium, housed in the Psychology department. Key duties will include maintaining the day-to-day operations of both facilities, including animal husbandry, assisting with supervision of student workers, interfacing with the Facilities department, troubleshooting maintenance problems, and contributing to the on-call responsibilities that are necessarily involved with facilities that house live animals year-round.

Primary Responsibilities

For the Biology Department fish facility (50%):

• Breed/raise zebrafish and assess fish characteristics for stock maintenance
• Train and manage the schedule of student employees
• Regular maintenance and upkeep of fish facility and equipment
• Manage logs and procedures to maintain regulatory compliance
• Share in on-call responsibilities

For the Psychology Department rodent vivarium (50%):

• Assist with the management and complex needs of inventory preparation with up to three different rodent species, including running extra cage wash shifts and hand-washing equipment, when needed
• Assist with record keeping of in-use items
• Regular upkeep of the vivarium spaces (sweeping, mopping, sanitizing)
• Working directly with Facilities for equipment and facility upkeep and repairs
• Assist with maintenance and appropriate disposal of animal waste and biohazardous materials
• Assist with managing, ordering, and/or scheduling experiment-driven animal and equipment needs
• Share in on-call responsibilities

This list of more detailed duties is meant to be illustrative rather than exhaustive.

Line of Report

This position reports both to Dr. Roshan Jain, Associate Professor of Biology, and to the Vivarium Manager in Psychology.

Minimum Qualifications

• Prior experience working with animals in some capacity, or demonstrated potential to work in an animal research setting
• Background that indicates familiarity with scientific concepts and principles, or a willingness to learn scientific concepts and principles
• Note that a Bachelor’s degree is not required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with facilities/equipment troubleshooting

Special Requirements

• All faculty and staff (including contract workers) who are employed or engaged by Haverford College must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and provide proof of vaccination (to include a booster dose when eligible) unless an exemption from this policy has been granted as an accommodation or otherwise.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions Required of this Position

• Lifting (to exert strength to move objects from one place to another):
  
  • Sedentary Lifting: (0-10 pounds) 3-6 hours
  • Light Lifting (10-20 pounds): 3-6 three hours
  • Moderate Lifting (20-50 pounds): Up to 3 hours
  • Heavy Lifting (50 to 100 pounds): Up to 3 hours
• Pulling (to draw an object toward oneself to move or change its direction): Up to 3 hours
• Pushing (to exert force upon an object to move or change its direction: Up to 3 hours
• Carrying (to hold objects while moving entire body): 3-6 hours
• Reaching or working above shoulder (to extend arms upward or outward away from body): Up to 3 hours
• Walking (to move entire body in erect position): 3-6 hours
• Standing (to maintain body in erect posture in stationary position): 3-6 hours
• Sitting (to rest weight on buttocks and back of thighs with legs bent at knees): Up to 3 hours
• Crouching/stopping: Up to 3 hours
• Kneeling (to maintain upper body in erect position while resting knees on ground): Up to 3 hours
• Climbing (to ascend or descent heights using ladders, scaffolding, stairs, poles, inclined surfaces): Up to 3 hours
• Twisting (to rotate upper body while feet remain stationary): Up to 3 hours
• Driving (operating a motor vehicle, crane, tractor, forklift, etc.): Never
• Exposure Limitation (i.e., cold water, dust, gas, fumes, extreme temperatures): Up to 3 hours
• Other: Rodent and Fish handling: 3-6 hours

To Apply : Interested applicants are invited to submit an application, to include a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three (3) references as a single Word document or pdf by visiting https://haverford.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Haverford-Campus/An... . The application deadline is February 20. Application review will begin after the deadline has passed.

Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply. Haverford College and our consortial partners are located on Lenape lands.