Works with the Vivarium Manager to ensure that vertebrate, invertebrate, and marine animals receive care in accordance with applicable regulations, policies, and experimental protocols. Works to help ensure that appropriate support services for investigators are furnished at Middlebury’s AAALAC-accredited Laboratory Animal Facility and satellite animal laboratories.This is a full time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $19.90 – $24.88 per hour.
Core Responsibilities:
Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workpla
Requirements
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree, or an Associate’s degree with equivalent additional experience; must be AALAS ALAT certified or eligible.
Six months of experience in a laboratory animal facility is required with a BA/BS; 18 months with an AA/AS.
Must be focused, detail-oriented, reliable, and able to work both independently and as an effective member of the animal care team and with other staff, students, faculty, and administrators.
Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to apply relevant scientific concepts and terminology, and to seek to improve knowledge and skills by attending such continuing education activities as meetings or seminars.
Affinity for animals and respect for their welfare is essential.
Must have a working knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations, and with up-to-date principles and techniques in laboratory animal husbandry.
Overtime, weekend, and holiday work is expected.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs. (bags of feed and bedding), and to roll loaded tall cage and cage wash carts throughout the facility and must be capable of bending and stretching to inspect and change cages at low- and eye-level, disinfect walls and ceilings, and wet-mop floors.
Must not have any allergies to animals to a degree that prevents performance of required duties.
Other:
Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Benefits
Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program – up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs for employees and their dependents as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College’s golf course and Nordic and alpine ski area). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting.
Come join us and be a part of our team!
Apply at https://apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/3F24B5048C/
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