• UQ Biological Resources
• Coordinate the daily operations of UQ's research animal services
• Provide care and husbandry to laboratory animals
• Be part of a dynamic and innovative research community
• Work at our conveniently located St Lucia campus

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:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
• 17% superannuation contributions
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts - fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• Salary packaging options.

About This Opportunity

Coordinate the day-to-day operations of research animal services within the University's animal facilities.

You will provide administrative, supervisory and husbandry care to support research services and ensure the ongoing operations and service delivery of UQBR.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Perform general and specialised animal husbandry and surgical techniques within a PC2 environment, as required by specific projects
• Colony management on a daily basis, in order to ensure the production of rodents with the appropriate physiological and genetic status on occasion.
• Maintain high standards of animal welfare, health and care by ensuring prompt investigation and follow up of unexpected health issues.
• Prepare, administer, and dispense (in accordance with current regulatory requirements) restricted drugs for use with animals for research purposes.
• Develop training materials and standard operating procedures on animal husbandry and surgical techniques in collaboration with other team members and UQBR's training program.
• Maintaining animal management databases.

About You

• Completion of a degree in animal science; with at least two years of experience, or Diploma level qualification in the animal technology industry or other related fields; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training which includes a minimum of 2 years' subsequent experience working in laboratory animal facilities.
• Detailed knowledge with codes of practices relevant to the care and use of animals for scientific purposes.
• Demonstrated understanding of the relevant regulatory requirements in regards to Animal Ethics, Biosafety and OGTR containment practises, Biosecurity and Occupational Health and Safety.
• Experience with the supervision of staff, students and researchers
• Demonstrated experience in planning and performing experiments.
• Ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Significant experience with the daily operations of an animal containment facility
• Demonstrated clear and professional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to advise research and animal facility staff by email, phone or in-person and the ability to present information and written reports.
• Demonstrated decision making and trouble-shooting skills, utilising background information/experience to take action in the absence of complete information.
• Demonstrated experience in basic animal surgical procedures such as animal identification, substance delivery (IP, IV, SC, IM, oral gavage and intranasal) and collection of samples (such as blood or tissues).
• Demonstrated experience to effectively plan and prioritise own time and tasks and work flexibly across different areas of the facility based on general direction from supervisors.
• Commitment to upholding the University's values, and with the outstanding personal qualities of openness, respectfulness and integrity.

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: It is a condition of employment for this role you complete a satisfactory medical clearance(s), including disclosure of relevant medical history, to undertake such work without unreasonable risk to your health and safety. Additionally, you are required to fully comply with necessary ongoing health monitoring procedures and control measures.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Kristina Basic at k.basic@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
• Resume
• Separate document addressing the 'About you' criteria

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 the 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 Sunday, 10 December at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number R-32764).