Job Summary:
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is seeking highly motivated and qualified experts to serve as lead workers to the animal caretaker staff.
For more information on the WNPRC, please visit our website at https://primate.wisc.edu/.
Responsibilities: Serves as a resource and lead to other technicians and student employees; collects samples, administers medication and treatments, and performs feeding and maintenance responsibilities to ensure compliance with animal care regulations and in support of research and instruction.
- 25% Leads the day-to day operational activities of an animal care work unit and facilitates staff training as needed
- 10% Collects samples from animals and administers medications, injections, and treatments according to established protocols and procedures to be used for diagnostic and research
- 15% Cleans and maintains organization of animal holding spaces
- 5% Tracks inventory levels of animal supplies and places replenishment orders
- 5% Prepares food and formulas and feeds animals according to established schedules and specifications
- 10% Inspects, maintains, and initiates complex repairs to equipment to ensure optimal and safe operation
- 20% Maintains organization of and updates records related to work unit procedures
- 10% Observes animal behavior, performs animal care, and reports concerns to the appropriate entities to contribute to the health and well-being of animals in support of research and instruction
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Education:
Preferred
H.S. Diploma
Qualifications:
Typically has 3 or more years experience with nonhuman primates.
Work Schedule:
Work hours are 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Job includes a 5-day work week with weekend and holiday work required. Schedule will be Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday. Possibility exists that schedule will include both weekend days and will require mandatory overtime.
We have several facilities, including a location at UW Hospital and Blue Mounds, WI. Applicants may be assigned to work at these locations at any time during employment with the WNPRC.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $23.75 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
Additional Information:
– Requires the ability to lift a minimum of 65 lbs independently and physical and manual dexterity to perform specialized technical tasks.
-Physical ability to lift, sit, stand, bend, reach, squat, twist and push to safely handle and care for the nonhuman primates.
-Must be TB negative
-Must be comfortable working with animals in a research setting, and around or directly with infectious diseases and hazardous materials
-Applicant will be required to have a measles titer within the first week of employment. Depending on the results of the blood test, applicant may need to be immunized
-Allergies to animals must be controlled by medication
-A criminal background check is required to ensure eligibility to work with animals. In addition, detailed reference checks will be conducted prior to employment to verify prior good standing in animal care.
-Must possess a valid driver’s license that meets standards of UW Risk Management in order to operate WNPRC vehicles.
-This is considered an essential position, and as such, applicant must be willing to fulfill the duties of the position.
-Employees are expected to act in the best interest of the University and to protect the University from both actual conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest.
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) is one of seven federally supported National Primate Research Centers and the only one in the Midwest. The WNPRC’s mission is to increase the understanding of basic primate biology and to improve human health and quality of life through research. To accomplish this, the WNPRC helps discover treatments, preventions, and cures for human disease; generates new knowledge of primate biology, from the molecular and whole animal levels to the understanding of primate ecosystems; facilitates research progress by providing expertise, resources and training to scientists worldwide; and collects primate information and disseminates to the research community and to the public.
How to Apply:
Click on the “Apply Online” button to start the application process.
You will be prompted to upload the following documents:
Resume (REQUIRED)
Cover letter (REQUIRED)
Please use your cover letter to speak to each of the Required Qualifications for this position (listed above in the Qualifications section). For each Required Qualification, describe your relevant experience, using specific examples from your work and/or educational history to illustrate how your experience satisfies the requirement. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews. Applicants will also be asked to provide 3 professional references, including phone and email addresses. We will not contact your current supervisor without advance notice.
Contact:
Edward Porter
ejporter2@wisc.edu
608-262-4923
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Animal Care Technician III(AN010)
Department(s):
A34-VCRGE/PRIMATE/PRIMATE
Employment Class:
University Staff-Ongoing
Job Number:
282149-CP