JOB SUMMARY:

Under immediate supervision, provides primary care of routine husbandry and sanitation for medical education and research animals; assists with or performs technical procedures to maintain lab animal health, departmental facility accreditation, and research integrity.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides diligent and responsible animal care; feeds and waters animals; changes and cleans cages; sanitizes equipment and facilities.

• Records and/or reports animal abnormalities including altered eating, drinking, waste elimination, altered behavior, superficial lesions, and/or death.

• Assists with technical procedures including record keeping, animal identification, tattooing, breeding, sexing, collecting specimens, preparing diets, and euthanasia.

• Records and/or reports environmental abnormalities.

• Provides routine physical maintenance of assigned areas.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Animal handling and general knowledge of species-specific behavior 

• Time management skills 

• Interpersonal/human relations skills 

• Verbal and written communication skills 

• Attention to detail 

• Ability to collaborate 

• Team player

• Ability to lift heavy objects (up to 50 pounds)

• Ability to operate automated watering systems, cagewasher and autoclaves 

• Ability and willingness to wear protective clothing or equipment as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent and Associates degree; supplemented with one (1) year of related experience and/or veterinary technician certification (e.g. AHT, CVT, RVT).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification preferred.

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Saint Louis University(SLU) is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. The University has campuses in St. Louis, Mo. and Madrid, Spain. SLU values academic excellence, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service. For nearly 200 years, the University has gone beyond teaching facts and figures, encouraging students to form ideas and identities. Today, SLU students are nearly 14,000 strong. The University has invested vast resources to advance academic programs and enhance the student experience. SLU also is a major research institution where premier researchers tackle local and global challenges. And the University's commitment to community service has earned it national acclaim and bolstered its status as a character-building college.

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