Animal Care Assistant B

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Hiring Unit:
Department of Biology (Prof. S. Reader)
Position Summary:

• Primary responsibility is to care of live freshwater fish in the Reader Lab;
• Feeding; cleaning tanks; water tests and other related tasks;
• Other duties may include assistance with studies of social behaviour (behavioural observations and experiments, coding of videos, data entry, etc.) and behavioural neuroscience (histology, sample preparation, etc.) and other similar duties;

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities

Must enjoy working with live animals and have an interest in animal behaviour;

Organized, reliable, independent person with close attention to detail; Available to work on weekdays and weekends; Training will be provided in fish care.

Experience and education: Academic background in biology, neuroscience, and/or psychology preferred, thus position is open to Faculty of Science students only.

Note likely hours per person will be around 10h/week. Position ONLY OPEN TO MCGILL WORK-STUDY STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE. Rolling deadline:

Please apply as soon as you are able to. Please include your confirmation of eligibility from the Work Study Office and proof that you are in the Faculty of Science.

**Schedule is flexible but fish care must be conducted in the daytime.

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Minimum Education and Experience:

High School Diploma 1 Year Related Experience

Hourly Salary:

Estimated Number of Work Hours per Week:

10 (Part time)

Position Start Date:

2022-09-08

Position End Date:

2023-09-30

Deadline to Apply:

2022-11-01

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