Researcher in Medicine (Tufts University)

Researcher in Medicine Overview Tufts Comparative Medicine Services (CMS) provides facilities, services, and information to facilitate effective research using laboratory animals at Tufts university and Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston and Tufts University in Medford. CMS is also obligated to insure that animal care procedures and animal experimentation comply with federal, state, and local regulations. The management and operation of the animal care activities are integral to the animal care and use program. All centralized facilities are located within a 2-block radius, either in Boston or Medford, housing in excess of 40,000 animals daily. What You'll Do The Laboratory Animal Caretaker, under the supervision of the Animal Care Supervisors, will be responsible for the daily husbandry of laboratory animals, the monitoring of room environment, the sanitation of the facilities, and the maintenance of associated equipment. What We're Looking For Basic Requirements: 0-2 years of related experience High School or GED for education. Must be able to read, write and understand verbal, as well as written instructions. Must be able to work under conditions of animal odors, heat and humidity from cage washing rooms, and biohazardous materials and chemicals used in research. Must be able to regularly lift and carry weights of approximately 50 pounds. Must be able to work with a variety of research animals, including rodents, dogs, pigs, cats, rabbits, ruminants and ferrets. Upon proper training, must be able to euthanize animals. Also upon proper training, work rotating weekends and holidays on both the Medford and Boston campus Pay Range Minimum $19.20, Midpoint $22.20, Maximum $25.40 Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Academicoxy

Researcher in Medicine

Overview
Tufts Comparative Medicine Services (CMS) provides facilities, services, and information to facilitate effective research using laboratory animals at Tufts university and Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston and Tufts University in Medford. CMS is also obligated to insure that animal care procedures and animal experimentation comply with federal, state, and local regulations. The management and operation of the animal care activities are integral to the animal care and use program. All centralized facilities are located within a 2-block radius, either in Boston or Medford, housing in excess of 40,000 animals daily.

What You'll Do

The Laboratory Animal Caretaker, under the supervision of the Animal Care Supervisors, will be responsible for the daily husbandry of laboratory animals, the monitoring of room environment, the sanitation of the facilities, and the maintenance of associated equipment.

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements:

0-2 years of related experience
High School or GED for education.
Must be able to read, write and understand verbal, as well as written instructions. Must be able to work under conditions of animal odors, heat and humidity from cage washing rooms, and biohazardous materials and chemicals used in research.
Must be able to regularly lift and carry weights of approximately 50 pounds.
Must be able to work with a variety of research animals, including rodents, dogs, pigs, cats, rabbits, ruminants and ferrets.
Upon proper training, must be able to euthanize animals.

Also upon proper training, work rotating weekends and holidays on both the Medford and Boston campus

Pay Range

Minimum $19.20, Midpoint $22.20, Maximum $25.40

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Academicoxy

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Researcher in Medicine Tufts University United States

Researcher in Medicine
Tufts University
United States