Job Description

The overall Objective of the Position: Responsible for the care and welfare of laboratory animals used in scientific and medical research and maintain breeding programs to fulfil the research needs

General Tasks

• Recognize animal behavior and symptoms that indicate an illness or accident and report that to the veterinarian.
• Ensure all the animals have adequate amount of feed & water.
• Monitor the environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, ventilation and lighting) in the animal rooms and report immediately in case of any variations
• Recognize animal behavior and symptoms that indicate an illness or accident and report that to the veterinarian.
• Record any deaths and dispose the carcasses according to the health protocols
• Maintain sanitation standards for animal rooms, pens and cages
• Operate Autoclaving equipment to sterile cages, lids, bottles, bedding and water
• Provide enough clean cages with fresh bedding for daily usage
• Transfer animals with a proper handling from dirty cages to clean cages (Bedding changing)
• Dispose waste bedding safely
• Receives animals into facility and placing animal into quarantine area
• Check the inventory of the feed, fresh bedding and cleaning detergents to ensure sufficient amount for daily usage

Specialized Tasks Daily Usage of Animals :

• Prepare the experimental animals as requested by the researchers according to the species, sex, weight and age.
• Record and report the daily usage of animals by the researchers
• Monitor the activities and the experimental procedures done on the animals by researchers and report any inhumane or unethical procedures to the Veterinary doctor.

Weekly Duties (Breeding) :

• Maintains breeding colonies of various animals, for example:
  • Wistar rats
  • C57BL/6 mice
  • Balb/c mice
  • Knock out mice
  • Rabbits
• Check for pregnant animals and record the date of birth for the newborns
• Weaning of newborns and group them according to sex, age and weight.
• Maintain labeling system to identify different species
• Select new pairs of animals to refresh the breeding cages
• Identify and isolate weak animals to be euthanized after been checked by the veterinarian doctor
• Monitor and control the population of the animal colonies according to assigned space

Minimum Qualification

• Diploma/B.Sc. with Appropriate Experience

Preferred Qualification

• As above

Expected Skills/Rank/Experience

• Knowledge in proper animal handling
• Knowledge in Laboratory techniques
• Knowledge in Hematology, Serology & Microbiology

Division College of Medicine&Health Sciences

Department Pharmacology - (CMHS)

Job Close Date open until filled

Job Category Staff

Salary 3000 to 9000 AED