Research Technician - Journey

The Department of Comparative Medicine provides housing and care for vertebrate animals used in research and teaching at the Brody School of Medicine and ECU. This includes provision of appropriate housing, husbandry, and behavioral management, preventive medicine and clinical care, technical and surgical research support, and ensuring compliance with multiple federal regulators and accreditation bodies. Facilities encompass over 70,000 square feet, and species include fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals.

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 supervisor, research technician, primary investigator, or veterinarian. Performs husbandry duties, specialized care and knowledge of a unique species or breed of animal.

95% Animal Care and Sanitation for Conventionally Housed Animals-Feed, water, change caging, accurate animal identification and placement for a wide variety of animal species. Prepare and feed special diets as directed. Weigh feed before and after a specified period of time to determine the quantity eaten. Perform daily health checks on all animals under his/her care. Report signs of health problems to supervisor and/or veterinarian. Receive, inspect, prepare identification, prepare caging for conventionally housed animals. Participate with other animal technicians in cage and rack washing in the cage wash area. Also sanitize watering devices and clean and disinfect animal rooms. Prepare acid water or medicated as directed, carefully measuring the quantity of material to be added. Evaluate ventilation, room temperature, and plumbing and light time systems for proper operation. Report problems to supervisor. Evaluate condition of caging, automatic watering devices, and other equipment. Make minor repairs and report other deficiencies to supervisor. Assist higher-level animal technicians, investigators and veterinarians with handling , restraint, and treatments including injections and sample collection. Carry out treatments as directed by veterinarian to include primary observation and care if there is a health problem. Weekend observation and care of micro-isolator housed rodents using exacting modified sterile procedures for changing cages and treating animals if required. Other duties include driving a state van.

5% Record Keeping-Maintain cage card records with meticulous attention to detail of animal experimental treatment group, and cage/animal identification. Maintaining running inventory all animals under his/her care. Prepare inventory sheets for monthly billing. Record high and low temperatures daily. Maintain records of dog and monkey enrichment for USDA compliance.

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

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Graduation from high school and one year directly related experience to perform the assigned duties.

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If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications.

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