Laboratory Animal Technologist (post level 12) (Job ID: 5798) - (1488) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Care and monitoring of farm and laboratory animals.
• Managing the breeding of mice and rats.
• Recognising controlled and notifiable diseases and zoonotic diseases and reporting them to the veterinarian.
• Performing vaccination, deworming and parasite control of animals.
• Administering medication via subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, ocular and oral routes.
• Collecting blood samples.
• Conducting euthanasia of animals as required.
• Performing postmortems in cases of death from unknown causes.
• Collecting organs from carcasses.
• Receiving and quarantining of animals.
• Performing activities associated with managing research studies.
• Providing necessary guidance regarding project planning including ethics applications.
• Providing training on procedures to students, staff and researchers.
• Collecting and transporting animals.
• Procuring animal feed supplies and equipment.
• Compiling and reviewing documents, standard operating procedures and protocols.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
• Maintaining and operating equipment.
• Cleaning and preparing equipment and animal cages.
• Working on alternate weekends and public holidays.

Inherent Job requirements:

• Relevant qualification as Laboratory Animal Technologist, Animal Health Technologist or Veterinary Nurse with experience in laboratory settings.
• Registered with the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) as Laboratory Animal Technologist, Animal Health Technologist or Veterinary Nurse (attach).
• A minimum of three (3) years' experience in an animal research environment, performing procedures on animals, or in another relevant clinical environment registered with the SAVC.
• A valid driver's licence (attach).

Recommendations:

• Registered with South African Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SAALAS).
• Experience in training of procedures on animals.
• Experience in compiling and reviewing of standard operating procedures and related documents.
• Knowledge of SANS 10386.
• Knowledge of biosecurity, animal care and ethics.