Laboratory Animal Tech I

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rAbout This Role:

The KSU Comparative Medicine Group (CMG) is seeking applicants for a
Laboratory Animal Technician I or II. The CMG mission is to provide
animal husbandry and veterinary services for animals used in KSUs
research, teaching, and testing programs in accordance with applicable
laws, regulations, standards, guidelines, and university policy
governing the care and use of laboratory animals at academic/research
institutions.

The duties of this position include performing routine daily animal
husbandry for a wide variety of animal species (e.g. feeding, watering,
cleaning stalls/pens/cages, waste disposal, sanitation/decontamination
of facilities/equipment, etc.), animal handling/restraint/transport,
general facility housekeeping/maintenance tasks, animal health
monitoring/reporting, administering prescribed veterinary treatments
(e.g., oral, topical, and/or injectable medications/drugs), assisting
with anesthesia/surgical/necropsy procedures as required, and assisting
with the research studies as required. These duty positions are
primarily allocated/assigned to the CMGs Large Animal Research Center
(LARC) or Coles Animal Facility (Main), but incumbents may be
temporarily detailed to perform similar tasks in other CMG supported
animal facilities on the KSU Manhattan Campus as required (e.g., Mosier
Animal Facility, Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), etc.).

Position requires evening/night, weekend, and/or holiday swing shifts as
well as a variable on-call schedule as required to provide 7 days/week,
365 days/year animal care coverage.

Why Join Us:

The mission of the Comparative Medicine Group is to facilitate animal
use in research and teaching, at the College of Veterinary Medicine at
Kansas State University by providing high quality animal care in
accordance with both federal and state regulations and AAALAC
guidelines.

The KSU Comparative Medicine Group (CMG) is a centralized campus-wide
core research fee-for-service support unit under the Office of the Vice
President for Research (VPR) for the procurement, care, and use of
laboratory animal animals for research, testing, and/or teaching
purposes at KSUs main campus. The CMG works closely with VPRs
University Research Compliance Office (URCO), Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC), and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
to insure that all animal use at KSU complies with all applicable public
laws/regulations, National Institutes of Health/Public Health Service
(NIH/PHS) Policies, and National Academy of Sciences/National Research
Council/Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (NAS/NRC/ILAR)
guidelines for the humane and ethical use of live vertebrate animals.

Kansas State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that
includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time
off – vacation, sick, and holidays. To see what benefits are available,
please visit:
[https://www.k-state.edu/hcs/benefits](https://apptrkr.com/getredirect.php?id=5652699&targetURL=https://www.k-state.edu/hcs/benefits/overview/)

We Support Diversity and Inclusion:

Kansas State University embraces diversity and inclusion. The university
actively seeks individuals who foster a collegial environment and
cooperative interactions with coworkers, students, and others. The
University is dedicated to promoting the [Principles of
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Worksite Options:

This position is required to be performed on-site. Work is performed
on employer premises or designated assignment location.

What oull Need to Succeed:

Minimum Qualifications:

– For a LAT I: High school diploma
– For a LAT II: High school diploma and two years of relevant
experience

This position may use an educational equivalency as determined relevant
by a hiring manager.

Preferred Qualifications:

American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification
at the Asst. Lab

Animal Technician (ALAT), Lab Animal Technician (LAT), or Lab Animal
Technologist (LATg) level

If not ALAT certified at the time of hire the employee is encouraged to
become ALAT certified within 12 months of being hired

Some college/vo-tech level biology, animal science, or veterinary
technician training/education

Experience working directly with animals at a veterinary
clinic/hospital, animal shelter, and/or animal boarding kennel facility

Animal husbandry experience with laboratory animals (rodents & rabbits),
small animal (dogs/cats), and/or large animals (agricultural livestock)
in a research facility

Experience working in an AAALAC accredited research institution/facility

Experience working at ABSL-1 and ABSL-2 in a research facility

Experience working with ani