Animal Technician

Company Description

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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth

C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872), Harvard Athletics and the Division of Continuing Education. The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest rangeof liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeksto foster an environment of ambition, curiosity and shared commitment to knowledge and truth that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation ofleaders through a transformative educational experience.

Under direction of the head of the fish facility, this position is responsible for the daily care and husbandry of zebrafish in aresearch environment in accordance with all applicable laws and regulatory guidelines. The Animal Technician will maintain healthand well-being of laboratory zebrafish by providing a stable,sanitized environment with quality food and water and husbandry practices. The position also involves potential exposure to BSL1 & BSL2 chemicals, but PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and training will be administered and expected to be followed to ensurethe safety of the technician and compliance with the required safety and animal husbandry protocols.

This position will requirestanding and bending for extended periods of time and occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.

Perform and record daily animal health observations, communicate any adverse findings to the manager, and complete required documentation. Technician will maintain clean, orderly and sanitized work areas - identifying any problems and notifying aquatics facility manager, perform daily room checks for environmental conditions (temperature, salinity, lighting, pH),perform and record all water chemistry testing, and complete required area documentation. Technician will monitor equipment forproper operation and complete appropriate documentation.

Additionally, technician will oversee invertebrate cultures for feeding various developmental stages, monitor supplies and communicate supply needs to manager in timely manner. Under supervision, technician may assist in room training. May assist with experiments conducted in the lab, which include spawning animals, genotyping and data analysis. Some holiday and weekendcoverage will be required.

At least six months experience in animal care or equivalent.

BA/BS or College background in Biology is strongly preferred as isone year of animal (ideally zebrafish) care/husbandry work experience. The job responsibilities require the analytical skillsto gather and interpret data in situations in which the informationor problems are relatively routine. The successful candidate mustbe a highly motivated, detail oriented, responsible individual with strong organizational skills and work ethic.

• Appointment End Date: This is a one year position withthe possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance andthe availability of continued funding.
• Standard Hours/
  
  Schedule:
  
  35 hours per week
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