Animal Care Supervisor - Lawrenceville, GA

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The Division of Animal Resources, within the Emory National Primate Research Center at Emory University’s Field Station (Lawrenceville, Georgia), is currently seeking an Animal Care Supervisor to join our team. Our work consists of providing husbandry and care for a large colony of nonhuman primates in an open campus type setting. In addition to the husbandry and care duties and responsibilities, supervisors are also trained to assist veterinary staff, colony management staff, and behavioral management staff.

Once trained, Animal Care Supervisors are assigned to an alternating weekend and holiday schedule.

The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, extremely dependable, reliable, detail‑oriented, and possess a positive attitude and passion for animal care in a research environment. The Animal Care Supervisor will be a team player who is willing to learn on the job and collaborate with coworkers and other departments at the facility. The Animal Care Supervisor will work to ensure the highest quality of husbandry and care.

Efficient and effective communication skills with co‑workers, the management team, PI’s, research staff, students, and other support services is also required.

These three simple words capture what we do at EPC to help advance science and improve the health and well‑being of humans and non‑human primates. If you are someone with animal care experience who is familiar with standard policies and practices associated with providing humane and compassionate care to animals in a biomedical research setting, this is an amazing opportunity to indirectly save and change lives and make a positive impact in the science and research community.

Dedicated to discovering causes, preventions, treatments, and cures of disease, Emory National Primate Research Center (EPC) is improving human and animal health and lives worldwide. One of seven NPRCs funded by the NIH, EPC conducts studies that make breakthrough discoveries possible. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Supervises the daily operation of one large animal care facility or multiple small facilities.
• Assists investigative and veterinary staff.
• Observes animals for signs of illness, trauma, or social instability and reports abnormalities to the appropriate veterinary staff. Monitors the administration of special diets and medication.
• Supervises the maintenance of research animals, their cages, and facilities.
• Ensures that the facility complies with federal animal and research regulations.
• Collects medical specimens.
• Trains and supervises staff.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Employees in this classification may be required to work with, take specific precautions against, and/or be immunized against potentially hazardous agents.
• Performs other related duties as required.

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Four years of animal husbandry or related animal care experience, which must include one year of laboratory animal experience and one year in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• The ability to lift up to 75 pounds.

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Previous animal care experience.
• Previous animal care supervisory experience.
• AALAS certification.
• Collaborative and team‑spirited.

• Work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, alternating weekends and holidays.
• Outdoor work environment and hazards (weather, insects, etc.).
• Considerable amount of time walking and standing.
• Work environment involves working with biohazardous blood and tissues.
• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.
• Work is normally performed in a typical laboratory animal facility environment.
• Requires the ability to bend, kneel, and/or…