Technicien-ne en expérimentation avicole

INRAE Job Opportunity

INRAE, the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, is a public research organization that brings together 12,000 collaborators within 272 units spread across 18 centers in France. As the leading global organization specialized in agriculture, food, and the environment, INRAE plays a key role in supporting the necessary transitions to address global challenges.

Faced with population growth, food security issues, climate change, resource scarcity, and biodiversity decline, INRAE is committed to developing scientific solutions and supporting the evolution of agricultural, food, and environmental practices.

Important:
These positions are open exclusively to civil servants and permanent staff in the three public sectors.

You will work within an experimental poultry unit of approximately thirty people, whose missions include conducting Zootechnical experiments on various poultry species and maintaining genetic lines of scientific interest. The unit also has a feed manufacturing workshop, an incubator, and an experimental slaughterhouse, allowing for research projects to be conducted under controlled conditions. You will interact with two dedicated teams: one responsible for experimental protocols and another specialized in managing genetic lines.

You will contribute to activities related to poultry farming, monitoring experiments, and implementing scientific protocols on physiology, behavior, reproduction, and genetics of poultry. This position will allow you to participate in diverse scientific projects involving different poultry species and various farming systems, from controlled environment buildings to alternative outdoor systems. Your work will directly contribute to the quality of experiments and the welfare of animals.

In this context, you will be responsible for the following activities:
Animal Care and Experimentation
- Ensure daily care for animals and monitor their health and welfare.

- Participate in the implementation of experimental protocols: hatching, growth, breeding, and experimental slaughter.

- Perform manipulations as outlined in protocols: weighing, sampling, blood collection, artificial insemination, or other technical interventions.

- Participate in the management and monitoring of animal lots.

- Contribute to the maintenance and monitoring of poultry genetic lines of scientific interest. Facility and Equipment Management
- Maintain animal housing facilities and breeding areas.

- Control environmental parameters: temperature, light, ventilation, or noise.

- Prepare, manage, and provide breeding and experimental equipment.

- Ensure the proper functioning of equipment and report malfunctions.

- Ensure the disposal of waste in compliance with hygiene and safety rules. Technical Follow-Up and Collective Functioning
- Maintain records and observation notebooks related to experiments.

- Ensure the tracking of animal entries and exits.

- Perform euthanasia in accordance with current regulations.

- Participate in working groups related to quality, prevention, safety, and animal welfare.

- Interact with scientific and technical teams involved in projects.

The activity will be carried out in various experimental buildings, including facilities with controlled environments and alternative farming systems. Depending on the needs of experimental protocols, schedule adjustments may be necessary.

You have a background in animal production, livestock, or agriculture. Prior experience in poultry farming or animal experimentation is desirable.

Skills:

- Implement animal experimentation protocols in poultry farming.

- Provide daily care and monitoring for animals.

- Perform technical manipulations on poultry.

- Apply hygiene, safety, and animal welfare rules.

- Use and maintain breeding and experimental equipment.

- Keep records and ensure traceability of experimental activities.

Competencies:

- Passion for working with animals.

- Organizational skills and diligence.

- Ability to work in a team.

- Adaptability and responsiveness.

- Observation skills.

- Respect for protocols and safety guidelines.

Persons welcomed at INRAE, a public research institution, are subject to the provisions of the Public Service Code, particularly regarding the obligation of neutrality and respect for the principle of secularism. In this capacity, whether or not they are in contact with the public, they must not express their convictions, whether religious, philosophical, or political, through their behavior or appearance. More information: site fonction publique.gouv.fr