Senior Laboratory Animal Caretaker

NY HELP Yes

Agency University at Albany

Title Senior Laboratory Animal Caretaker

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 08

Bargaining Unit ISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $40391 to $49743 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 7 AM

To 3 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address University at Albany (Laboratory Animal Resources)

1400 Washington Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12222

Duties Description Senior Laboratory Animal Caretakers maintain animal laboratory, cleans and washes facilities, cages, and other equipment, and performs other housekeeping duties as scheduled and directed to ensure that facilities are clean and adequately supplied. Senior Laboratory Animal Caretakers observe animals to detect symptoms of disease and changes in condition. They encounter animals carrying a variety of communicable diseases including zoonosis. In handling, treating, feeding and all other contacts with such animals, incumbents use techniques designed to minimize the hazards of their own infection, as well as the contamination of uninfected stock or experimental animals.

Minimum Qualifications NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (NY HELPS):One year of full-time service as a laboratory animal caretaker in a research facility including but not limited to hospitals, universities, institutions, or laboratories; or two years of full-time experience in the handling and care of live vertebrate animals in other than a residential settingORCertification as an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician or higher by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science and one year of full-time experience in the handling and care of live vertebrate animals in other than a residential setting.COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (NON-NY HELPS):Must be on the Senior Laboratory Animal Caretaker Exam list and/or be in a permanent position with lateral or promotional eligibility to the title of Senior Laboratory Animal Caretaker

Additional Comments YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE using this link: law and regulations require notice to all prospective employees regarding crimes that have occurred on campus in the current three-year period. Please refer to the following website for the complete Annual Security Report ("Clery Report"):

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Office of Human Resources

Telephone 518-437-4700

Fax 5184374731

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street University at Albany

1400 Washington Ave

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12222

Notes on Applying YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE using this link: