Animal Technician - Husbandry; ANML TCHN

Job Summary

Under supervision of the Animal Care Supervisor, perform routine animal care tasks in the indoor animal colony with duties that include observing animals for abnormal behavior, health monitoring, feeding animals, and cleaning animal rooms and cages. Provide basic animal care, technical and experimental assistance. Provide routine animal care, technical and experimental project support services and study support services to research Principal Investigators (PIs), which includes performing technical laboratory animal procedures requiring various levels of biohazard containment in the indoor nonhuman primate colony, such as monitoring and assessing health condition and technical procedures.

The incumbent will work under minimal supervision in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, industry standards governing animal research (NIH/OLAW/AAALAC) and all safety procedures according to NIH standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Familiarity with regulations, guidelines, and policies to ensure that animals are provided appropriate care to promote physical and psychological well-being and minimize discomfort. Employee is required to work with animals (nonhuman primates) that are either naturally or experimentally infected with potentially hazardous infectious agents such as HIV, SIV, Herpes B virus.

03/04/2026 by 11:59PM

• No minimum education required
• Six months to one year of relevant work experience in animal care or equivalent combination of education and training. Work experience in performing animal care husbandry duties, which includes experience in the care, feeding, husbandry and handling of laboratory animals; experience in applied knowledge of the biology and physical characteristics of a wide variety of animals used in research. Applied experience and ability to handle laboratory animals in a manner that avoids injury to self or animals, and to exercise basic principles of animal care related to disease control, pest control, sanitation and environmental enrichment.
  
  Experience to recognize changes in animal physical appearance or behavior, which includes the ability to recognize signs of illness or abnormality as well as to make accurate observations.
• Skills to handle laboratory animals in a manner that avoids injury to self or animals, and to exercise basic principles of animal health care related to disease control, sanitation and environmental enrichment. Ability to describe and record observations, calculations, and findings clearly and accurately is key. Knowledge of animal related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to record data in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Guidelines.

• Animal Technician (ALAT) or Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) certifications or equivalent experience. Eligible to obtain certification to be certified as a laboratory Animal Technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) within one year from date of hire.
• Experience in specialty area such as nonhuman primate facilities, barrier, hazard containment and animal facility.
• Knowledge of NIH, OLAW, USDA regulations and AALAS practices and Protocols pertaining to primate non-human animal models. Skill to pay strict attention to detail and knowledge to recognize changes in animal physical appearance or behavior. Effective communications skills (written and oral) to convey complex technical issues to Colony Management and academic research professional that include skills in customer service and have a collaborative attitude.

• 65% - Routine Animal Care
• 25% - Provide Technical Support & Assistance
• 10% - Development of Technical Skills/Experimental Assistance

The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) is an Organized Research Unit which conducts interdisciplinary research programs on significant human health related problems where non human primates are the animal models of choice. In addition to its major efforts in the area of research, the CNPRC is also committed to its missions of teaching and service.

• Salary or Pay Range: $25.78/hr.
  
  - $30.35/hr.
• Salary Frequency: Bi-weekly
• Salary Grade: STEPS
• UC
  
  Job Title:
  
  ANML TCHN
• UC Job Code: 009525
• Number of Positions: 1
• Appointment Type: Staff:
  Career
• Percentage of Time: 100%
• Shift (Work Schedule): Manager will advise
• Location: Davis, CA
• Union Representation: TX-Technical Professionals
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• This position is 100% on-site

• High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs
• UC pays for Dental and Vision insurance premiums for you and your family
• Extensive leave benefits including Pregnancy and Parental Leave, Family & Medical Leave
• Paid Holidays annually as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Paid Time Off/Vacation/Sick Time as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Continuing Education…