Biological Services is an integral part of UCL’s biomedical research efforts, providing expert services to researchers primarily within the School of Life and Medical Sciences. The department is composed of around 80 staff based across a number of UCL’s sites in London. We work collaboratively with researchers to deliver an outstanding service and ensure that a high standard of animal welfare is maintained throughout.
About the role
The post holder will join UCL Biological Services as an Animal Technician, a proactive member of the Biological Services team in a multi-species facility with responsibility for overseeing breeding programs, husbandry, monitoring and maintenance of experimental animals. Duties and responsibilities include:
1. General animal husbandry and maintenance of transgenic/immunocompromised mouse breeding programmes and species housed within the facility
2. Taking delivery of diet/bedding and consumables and the distribution of supplies within the unit
3. General room/lab/theatre cleaning and cage washing
4. To assist in the preparation for individual experiments including relevant documentation
5. Set up and maintain laboratory/theatre equipment and consumables
6. Keeping an up to date working knowledge of project licences, including severity conditions, adverse effects and humane end points
7. Help identify and propose improvements to experimental procedures advising on practical opportunities to implement the 3R’s
8. Maintain up to date computer entry of stock, breeding and study data and costings
A full range of responsibilities can be found on the attached job description.
Please note - we provisionally have two of these vacancies, one in Hampstead and one in central London. Applicants can be considered for both.
About you
Things you'll need for this job include:
1. Good knowledge of the Animals Scientific Procedures Act 1986 and EU Directive
2. Willingness to present or deliver training in workshops
3. A commitment to the highest standards of animal husbandry and welfare
4. Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
5. To be self-motivated with the ability to remain calm under pressure and cope well with changing priorities
Please read the job description carefully, paying particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
1. 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 6 closure days)
2. Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
3. Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
4. Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
5. Immigration loan
6. Relocation scheme for certain posts
7. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
8. Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
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