The University of Kansas offers great benefits to employees such as paid vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, plus one discretionary day, a retirement program, medical and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, other benefit plan options and State of Kansas discounts offered by various vendors. KU also offers employees education and professional development opportunities.
Job Description70% -
- Provides diligent and responsible animal care.
- Feeds and waters animals.
- Changes and cleans cages.
- Sanitizes equipment and facilities.
- Records and reports animal abnormalities including altered eating, drinking, waste elimination, behavior, superficial lesions, and/or death.
- Assists with technical procedures including record keeping, animal identification, breeding, sexing, specimen collection, preparing diets, and euthanasia.
- Records and reports environmental abnormalities.
- Provides routine physical maintenance of assigned areas.
- Performs routine duties associated with cage sanitation and preparation for reuse in a research setting including cage maintenance, monitoring equipment for proper function and maintaining sanitary conditions.
- Operates mechanical washers and ensures cage washing and related equipment are in proper working order.
- Performs routine start-up and shut down procedures.
- Operates autoclaves to sterilize or decontaminate caging and equipment. Assists in receiving and storing materials, food, and supplies.
- Transports caging and supplies between animal rooms and cage wash facilities including intra-institutional transfers.
- Maintains sanitary condition of cage wash facilities and other ancillary areas including corridors and storage rooms.
- May assist in training other animal science workers or students assistants.
- Works independently.
- Takes necessary precautions to adhere to OSHA standards, other hazardous agents, animals, and power equipment.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Position requires performing physical tasks, such as gripping, reaching, bending.
- Regularly lift 50 pounds (with or without accommodation).
- Available to work rotating weekends and occasional holidays.
- Previous animal experience (Veterinary Technology degree a plus).
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Priority application review begins on May 31st, 2024 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants is assembled or the position is filled. To ensure consideration, please apply prior to this date.
Contact Information to ApplicantsKendra Clark
Kendra_clark@ku.eduAdvertised Salary Range$31,608.00 - $45,832.00Work ScheduleM-F, 40 hours/weekApplication Review BeginsFriday May 31, 2024Anticipated Start DateMonday June 17, 2024Apply to Job