Research Technician-Journey

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Posted: 05-Apr-24

Location: Greenville, North Carolina

Salary: Open

Internal Number: 69570

Job Duties:

Care of animals in research, clinic, or teaching environment. Caring for several different species, employees are responsible for feeding, watering, cleaning, handling, and administering routine medications (vaccines, topical ointments) according to established protocols and instructions. Husbandry duties involve specific pathogen-free/biohazardous areas carrying infectious agents transmissible to humans or which have been experimentally exposed to radiologic, biologic, or chemical hazardous materials.
Maintain records on animal activities such as food/water consumed, vaccines/medications received, and environmental conditions such as room temperature and lighting cycles. Employees observe and record animal behaviors and health conditions as directed by protocol and instruction for review by a team leader, research technician, primary investigator, or veterinarian. Will select pairs for routine breeding, and may make recommendations on breeding pairs for more complex breeding activities. Animal euthanasia is performed per the primary investigator or veterinarian's instructions. Performs husbandry duties, specialized environmental conditions, and a greater variety of animals and/or specialized care and knowledge of a unique species or breed of animal.

Special Instructions To Application:

• Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience and education are listed on your application. Do not write 'see resume' on your application when completing the job duties section.
• If you answer the questions at the end of the application, please ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences to support your answers (see job duties section of previous employment).
• Failure to answer the questions at the end of the application will not preclude your application from being considered but may result in your application not receiving full consideration of your knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Minimum Education/Experience:

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work. 

Full time or Part time: Full Time

Position Location (city): Greenville

Position Number: 968263

Organizational Unit Overview:

The Department of Comparative Medicine is a basic science department in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Our team supports excellent science through a comprehensive program of humane and ethical animal care and use.
Department of Comparative Medicine cares for a variety of species in several facilities across all East Carolina University campuses. We provide barrier, containment, and quarantine housing, as well as surgical and technical support. The animal care and use program at East Carolina University is USDA Registered (#55-R-0010), PHS assured (D16-00294), and fully accredited by AAALAC, International.

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