Job No.: 613103

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Fixed-term full-time & part-time appointments

Duration: Appointments available for various periods of time up to a maximum of 12 months

Remuneration: Pro-rata of $57,868 - $65,139 pa HEW Level 03 (plus 10% employer superannuation)

Pro-rata of $66,539 - $71,173 pa HEW Level 04 (plus 10% employer superannuation)

 

Monash Animal Research Platform (MARP) sits within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and is charged with the responsibility for providing laboratory animals, housing and technical services to the faculty’s research base. MARP is comprised of eight animal facility locations, which all report to the Divisional Heads. MARP employs approximately 100 staff in predominantly technical positions.

MARP is seeking to appoint Animal Technologists and Animal Technicians, who will be responsible for providing an efficient service to researchers by maintaining laboratory animals and ensuring that high levels of customer service to researchers is provided. The specific area has a variety of species (both rodents and large animals).

 

Animal Technologists will be responsible for:

• Ensuring optimum levels of hygiene and animal health and welfare of animals
• Blood and tissue collection
• Identification
• Injections and vaccinations
• Maintaining timely and accurate records
• Training junior team members on these techniques

 

Animal Technicians will be responsible for:

• General husbandry of laboratory animals, monitoring health, breeding, sexing, weaning etc
• Perform a variety of technical services (collections, euthanasia, injections, handling/restraining)
• Maintaining a variety of laboratory records and provide reports to researchers (or managers) as required
• Providing high levels of customer service by assisting with a variety of researcher requirements

Applications are invited from motivated individuals who have experience or an interest in working with laboratory animals or in the biomedical research industry. Comprehensive training will be provided to all successful candidates. Applicants must have the ability to work both autonomously and cooperatively as part of a team and also have a proven ability to prioritise tasks and plan workloads to meet deadlines.

 

Enquiries

Jane Batchelor, Recruitment Consultant, +61 3 9902 9998

 

Position Description

 Animal Technician - HEW 03

 Animal Technologist - HEW 04

 

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If you believe you can fulfil these requirements and would like to submit an expression of interest in one of our positions, you are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume.

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to How to apply for Monash Jobs.

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Monash University seeks applicants for this opportunity who are able to demonstrate and present valid and current Australian work rights.

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