Animal care technician

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We have a vacancy for a 100 % permanent position as Animal Care Technician

At NTNU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, there is a vacancy for a full-time position as animal care technician Staff Engineer, code 1085, permanent position. The vacancy is at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience / Centre for Neural Computation (KISN).

The KISN is one of 20 institutes established by the Kavli Foundation (www.kavlifoundation.org ) and is one of 8 departments at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. For more information about the Kavli Institute, https://www.ntnu.edu/kavli

The Kavli Institute uses rats, mice and zebrafish as research animals. The vacancy is related to the institute’s research facility holding rodents. The main tasks will be daily work related to the housing and care of the animals.

The work involves frequent handling of rats and mouse cages and associated equipment. The work will be done in collaboration with other animal care technicians and the facility veterinarian. The work will include work during holidays and during vacations following a scheduled plan.  

The position reports to the designated veterinarian.