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Boston UniversityHigher Education

Animal Care Technician Lab, Animal Care Facility

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Experience flexible

Compensation

$21 - $22 per hour

Posted

6h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Animal Care Technician will provide daily quality animal care for research animals including rats, mice, and birds on the Charles River Campus. Key responsibilities involve animal husbandry tasks such as cage changing, health checks, veterinary monitoring, treatment, and facility maintenance.

The Animal Science Center, part of the Office of Research at Boston University, is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of animal care, health, and welfare for research animals, in accordance with institutional, local, state, and federal regulations.

This role involves completing daily quality animal care for all housed research animals, including rats, mice, and birds, on the Charles River Campus. Key assignments include:

  • Animal husbandry tasks such as cage changing, animal health checks, veterinary health monitoring and treatment.

  • Facility maintenance.

  • Animal receiving and housing.

  • Census data collection.

Training will cover standard operating procedures for Biosafety Levels: ASBL-1 and ASBL-2, and Chemical Containment Levels: CCL-1, CCL-2 and CCL3.

The ideal candidate will be able to complete assignments independently and collaboratively, be eager to learn, and communicate effectively via email, text, call, smartphone, and computers. Accurate record keeping and attention to detail are highly desirable skills. This position requires professionalism and courtesy when building working relationships with researchers, veterinary staff, and co-workers.

This is a union represented position.

Benefits at Boston University:

  • Health insurance

  • Dental insurance

  • Life insurance

  • Paid time off

  • Tuition remission for courses at Boston University (extends to dependents)

Required Skills:

  • High school diploma or GED required.

  • Previous experience preferred but not required.

  • This position is 40 hours per week, Tuesday to Saturday.

Updated 6h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

accurate record keeping • 1+ yrs
detail oriented • 1+ yrs
effective communication • 1+ yrs
independent work • 1+ yrs
relationship building • 1+ yrs
animal husbandry • 1+ yrs
veterinary health monitoring • 1+ yrs
facility maintenance • 1+ yrs

Experience

Experience flexible

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$21 - $22 per hour

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodHourly

Benefits and perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalMedium7/10
cognitiveMedium6/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityLow3/10
uncertaintyLow4/10
communicationMedium7/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Boston University

Team size

Growing team

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The Animal Science Center is part of the Office of Research at Boston University, dedicated to aiding the research community and ensuring the highest standards of animal care, health, and welfare for research animals according to institutional, local, state, and federal regulations.

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Animal Care Technician Lab, Animal Care Facility

Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesFull Time