TES Vet Lab Animal Assistant

Position Details

Position Information

Requisition Number TES2375P Home Org Name Ritchey Endowment Income Division Name College of Veterinary Medicine Position Title TES Vet Lab Animal Assistant Estimated Hours Per Week 40 Anticipated Length of Assignment 12 months Job Summary

The College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking a TES Vet Lab Animal Assistant to perform a variety of tasks related to the veterinary care of animals under the auspices of the animal resource program.

Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time

• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads

• Assistance with special projects

• Seasonal work

• Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU student employees are not eligible for TES.

Essential Functions

• Husbandry tasks (i.e. clean assigned cat rooms).

• Maintain cleanliness of common work area by sweeping/mopping regularly.

• Operating cage washer to maintain cleanliness of animal care supplies.

• Launder linens and work wear.

• Stocking animal care supplies (i.e. litter, various foods, and medical/cleaning supplies).

• Assist in maintaining animal health records.

• Assist with feline neonatal care.

• Perform daily animal checks, and administer oral/injectable medications at assigned time points.

• Assist with various animal procedures which include but not limited to proper animal restraint techniques, physical examinations, blood collections, catheter placements, specimen collections, and vaccinations.

• Assist in preparing areas for procedures/surgeries, and clean area afterwards.

• Prepare and maintain surgical packs.

• Surgical support experience with knowledge of performing anesthesia.

• Collect research data as requested by investigators.

• Assist in training new colony husbandry workers.

• Knowledge of animal anatomy to assist with animal tissue collections.

• Diagnose disease status in animals using PCR and/or enzyme activity.

• Process blood samples for storage/analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates degree in related field.

• Must be able to follow detailed, simple, routine instructions and procedures.

• Duties require basic physical and mental skills and abilities, including simple tools and/or other equipment and use of basic math and reading skills.

Physical Demands:

• Job frequently requires standing, walking, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

• Job occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting up to 100 pounds.

Desired Qualifications

Previous experience working with animals.

Posting Detail Information

Salary Range $15.00/hour Work Hours 7:45a.m. - 4:45p.m. City position is located in: Auburn State position is located: Alabama Posting Date 06/12/2024 Closing Date EEO Statement

Auburn University is committed to an inclusive and diverse campus environment. Women, underrepresented groups, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

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• Please select how you first became aware of this opportunity. Your response helps us determine how we can more effectively reach our candidates.

• LinkedIn

• AcademicKeys

• The Chronicle of Higher Education

• DiversityJobs

• HigherEdJobs

• HERC (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium)

• Indeed

• RecruitMilitary

• The Tuskegee News

• Professional organization or journal

• Veterans Assistance Services

• Disability Assistance Services

• State Employment Service

• Social Media

• AU Job Bulletin

• Notified by an Auburn employee

• College or university Career Services

• I went to the AU Employment Website directly (www.auemployment.com)

• Other

• Do you have an Associate's degree or higher in Animal Science or related scientific field?

• Yes

• No