Location : IC:NINDS Street: 35A Convent DriveBldg.: 35 Room: 3D933City: Bethesda State &Zip: MD 20814
Weekly Hours PT: Less than 30 hours per week Total No. ofHours : 10
Overall PositionSummary and Objectives
To maintain theanimal colony and to take care of animal husbandry.
Min Education High School
Resume Max Pages 3
Certifications & Licenses
* No certifications required with thisposition
Skills (Ranked byPriority)
1. Experience inanimal colony management and animal husbandry
1 2 3 4 5represents priority rankings where 1 is highestpriority and 5 is lowest priority of thoseranked
Software
* Microsoft Office
Field of Study
* Biology
Statement of Work Details
Provides laboratory experience needed to maintainexperimental animal colonies and collect sequential colonycensus.
* Conduct smallanimal husbandry animal handling and specificprocedures.
* Interpret genotyping results andmaintain genotyping records.
* Performgenotyping PCR to maintain transgenic mouse colonies used inprojects including images of genotyping PCR gels and tabulation ofgenotyping results.
* Perform animal handlingand specific procedures.
* Manage multipleanimal studies running concurrently in different phases.
* Perform laboratory and animal technical duties to includebut not limited to: weighing animals and feed blood withdrawalsperforming injections operating behavioural equipment.
* Maintain animal colonies and organization of animalinventory; monitor procedures; maintain the amounts of animals usedand animal procurement.
* Perform maintenance oflarge breeding colonies; maintain small animal colonies includinghandling of animals for hormone injection mating timed mating andother experimental procedures; and update and maintain records ofbreeding colonies ear identification mating of breeding pairsfostering and establishment of timed pregnancies.
* Perform mating checking for estrus weaning tail clippinganimal identification fostering of pups and euthanasia.
Prepares / monitors cagingenvironments and animal health.
* Ensure that animals have food and water and freshbedding.
* Maintain and monitor the healthcondition and integrity of the animals; inspecting them each dayfor viability and health status.
* Report anyanimal health care and/or wellbeing concerns to the appropriatefacility management staff and facility
* veterinarians.
* Maintain an extensivedatabase repository that tracks the life and health cycles of theentire transgenic colony.
* Ensure the humanetreatment of animals in the laboratory.
Collaborates with veterinarians in theperformance of animal surgeries.
* Handle dissect and euthanize animals.
Maintains detailed and accuraterecords.
* Maintainintegrity of the research process by following good laboratorypractices including: detailed record keeping of methods routineanimal observations data collections.
Assists with organizing the shipment of mice toand from facility.
* Workwith staff on organizing the animal shipment to and from thefacility.
* Order and receive small animalshipments.
Maintainsrecords of animal protocols.
* Perform and maintain records of molecular biologyprotocols.
Maintainslaboratory stock of reagents and materials.
* Check current inventory in the laboratory andorder appropriate animals media buffers reagents tissue samples andother required materials.
Performs experimental procedures as well asstandardized and specialized tests exams and vaccinations.
* Prepare animals forexperiments.
* Collect blood and tissue samplesfrom animals.
Trains otherin proper animal handing and surgicalprocedures.
* Providetechnical guidance and assistance for researchers interested inwellestablished protocols.
* Train laboratorymembers in the proper and safe use of equipment.
* Develop and maintain training resources and materials.