• UQ VETS
• Opportunity for a different professional pathway
• Join our Veterinary Teaching Hospital as an Animal Technician
• Make a difference in the future of the veterinary field
• Work at our Gatton Campus, a heritage rural site with innovative facilities

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• Unparalleled opportunities to learn and enhance your skills and experience in a unique teaching and research environment.
• Be part of developing the next generation of veterinarians.
• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
• 17% superannuation contributions and 17.5% annual leave loading
• Discounted veterinary services
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Free Parking
• A range of salary packaging options available including superannuation, portable electronic devices, professional association membership fees or subscriptions, bus travel, airport lounge membership etc.

About This Opportunity 

The primary purpose of these positions is to provide operational/technical assistance and instructional support to undergraduate practical teaching, and to perform clinical duties in the Veterinary Teaching Hospitals.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide high quality nursing and technical services within the clinic and to assist in the undergraduate teaching of veterinary students and Veterinary Technology students in a clinical environment and in the fields of animal handling, management and husbandry;
• Assist with tutoring and demonstrations during practical classes and tutorials for undergraduate veterinary science and veterinary technician students;
• Prepare and collate materials as needed to support the School's practical coordinator in their role;
• Collection, storage and preparation of cadaver specimens for undergraduate teaching;
• Order consumables and keep an up-to-date inventory;
• Assist in practical aspects of research including collection and recording of scientific data as required;
• Record keeping as required to satisfy the requirements of the Government Sector Organisations;
• Perform rostered nursing duties and clinical teaching within the Veterinary teaching hospitals during non-teaching periods

This is a full-time (100%%), fixed-term position for up to 1 year.

At HEW level 4, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $68,735.35 – $72,968.15, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $80,420.36 – $85,372.74 annually.

About You  

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing and/or Bachelor degree in Applied Science (Veterinary Technology) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated Production Animal and Equine handling and nursing experience of a high standard
• Current Manual Australian Driver's License.
• Sound working knowledge of farm animal production enterprises and an ability to transfer and apply this knowledge in practical terms.
• Knowledge and skills in the use of computer software packages for word processing, data storage and retrieval, email, spreadsheets and other administrative activities.
• Demonstrated interest in participating in undergraduate teaching.
• Knowledge of Animal Ethics requirements an advantage.
• Physically fit and ability to undertake physically strenuous work activities outdoors, in all seasons, with exposure to animal biological materials.
• Reliable, dependable, and adaptable availability, including as required for early starts and/or late finishes.
• Attention to detail, pride in work and demonstrated motivation toward delivering best possible work task outcomes.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
• Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.
• Medical Clearance: Working with laboratory animals is an inherent requirement of the position. The appointment is therefore subject to, and conditional upon, satisfactory medical clearance(s), including disclosure of relevant medical history, to undertake such work without unreasonable risk to your health and safety. In addition, the Employee is required to fully comply with necessary ongoing health monitoring procedures and control measures associated with the position.

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Ms Rebecca de Gier at r.vercoe@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
 

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section
• Resume

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form.
 

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion.  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Wednesday July 12th at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-27190). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for July 19th or July 20th.