The LACT position is responsible for providing daily animal husbandry services, including feeding, caring for, and observing the physical condition of mice, rats, and other lab animals for signs of disease or illness. The employee will operate equipment for washing cages and bottles, autoclaves, and dispensing and disposing of bedding. In this position the employee will m

50% Direct supervision of the animal care supervisors Supervise and direct the work of 5 7 animal care supervisors Plan training/cross training of staff to ensure standard, consistent operations across all RAR animal facilities Ensure staff implement proper and consistent husbandry care for all species & areas within RAR Create and maintain work schedules (including weeke

70% Animal Care and Use Maintain and refine behavioral paradigms so that they support ongoing projects by collecting behavioral and cognitive data Identify animal health and welfare issues as they arise, and prepare mitigatory action Continuously progress animal methodology through enrichment, infrastructure improvements, diet modifications, handling technique in a data d

The following examples do not include all possible responsibilities in this work and do not limit the assignment of related responsibilities in any position of this classification. Animal Husbandry 55% Provide daily husbandry including feeding, caring for, and observing the physical condition of lab animals for signs of disease or illness. Receive animals (e.g., general h

This University of Minnesota's department of Research Animal Resources (RAR) is searching for a clinical veterinarian to provide preventative, emergency, and routine veterinary medical care for laboratory animals used in the University of Minnesota's AAALAC accredited research program. This position interacts regularly with a variety of personnel, including students, staf