Animal Caretaker, Animal Facilities

Posting Details

Position Information

Fiscal Year
2024-2025

Position Title
Animal Caretaker, Animal Facilities

Classification Title
Research Technician I

Department
Animal Facilities

Posting Number
R250012

Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/54935

Employer
Research Foundation

Position Type
RF Clerical/Technical

Type
Full-Time

Appointment Term

Salary Grade
N.4

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary

The Laboratory Animal Facility at UB is seeking an Animal Caretaker who will be responsible for daily care of various laboratory species. The person will perform basic husbandry duties for animals housed in different health and safety levels: Clean animal rooms and caging, water and feed animals, dispose of wastes appropriately, follow safety protocols when using hazardous agents.

Additional duties are as follows:

• Monitor health of animals and room environments and report abnormal conditions. Assist in veterinary care, administer treatments and perform other technical procedures. Humanely handle, restrain and transport animals.
• Assist principal investigators, students and technicians.
• Operate and maintain equipment used in cage preparation and room sanitation. Receive, house, remove and record arrival and departure of animals, maintain animal inventories. Perform tasks such as: maintenance of; supply inventories, breeding records, activity logs, sanitation records.

Outstanding Benefits Package
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About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires education in a specific field and at least one year of experience directly related to the research or program.
• Also requires experience in a laboratory setting and/or with laboratory animals.
• Animal care work outside of a residential setting.

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

Salary Range
$35,528

Additional Salary Information
The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

Work Hours

37.5 hours per week

Campus
All Campuses

Posting Alerts

Special Instructions Summary

Is a background check required for this posting?
No

Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name
Elizabeth Ertel

Contact's Pronouns

Contact's Title
Facility Manager

Contact's Email
eertel@buffalo.edu

Contact's Phone
716-829-6826

Posting Dates

Posted
01/08/2025

Deadline for applicants
Open Until Filled

Date to be filled
01/27/2025

References

Number of references required
3

Reference Cutoff Date

Instructions to Applicant

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