What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Care Assistant position at University of Houston?
Department: Animal Care Operations Salary: 15.14-17.04
Description
Provides care of research animals according to established procedures. Learns and applies federal, state, and local
regulations, guidelines, and policies on laboratory animals. May assist with minor veterinary procedures.
Experience: No experience is required.
All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.
The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.
Description
Provides care of research animals according to established procedures. Learns and applies federal, state, and local
regulations, guidelines, and policies on laboratory animals. May assist with minor veterinary procedures.
- Maintains animal housing in assigned areas, including sanitizing, disinfecting, cleaning, and changing cages.
- Provides feed and water to animals according to schedules and quantity requirements.
- Monitors animal's health condition, reporting illness, injury, or unusual behavior to management.
- Processes incoming animals according to procedures for each species.
- Handles and restrains common laboratory animals as required.
- Performs routine functional checks and daily maintenance on machinery operating in assigned area(s).
- Assist in other minor technical research support as trained.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Experience: No experience is required.
All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.
The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.
