The Animal Care Technician works with the Vivarium Manager to ensure that vertebrate and invertebrate animals receive care in accordance with applicable regulations, policies, and experimental protocols. Works to help ensure that appropriate support services for investigators are furnished at Middlebury’s AAALAC-accredited Laboratory Animal Facility and satellite animal laboratories.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $28.14 - $35.19 per hour.

Core Responsibilities:

Maintains animal rooms and other facility areas in accordance with a high standard of sanitation, to include sweeping, vacuuming, and washing walls, floors, equipment and shelving according to the schedules for these activities. Serves as a member of the animal care team, using knowledge of animal health and husbandry to perform daily care, health assessments, and medical treatments for vertebrate and invertebrate animals as needed. Provides experienced technical support including, but not limited to, administering medications, performing treatments, sexing, assisting with surgeries, providing pre- and post-operative care, and administering injections and euthanasia. Performs quality assurance testing and monitoring for systems and equipment, including but not limited to cage washer, surgical equipment, and autoclave operation, sanitization efficacy, water quality, medication and chemical expiration dates, and evaluation of vendor statistics on animals to be ordered. Assists in maintaining required facility records and data, including health records, animal census and husbandry data, and drug inventories, and in developing, implementing, and updating procedures, checklists, and other documentation as required and appropriate. Participates in programs reviews, regulatory site visits and inspections as required, which would include, but not be limited to, IACUC, AAALAC, and USDA. Conducts training sessions for staff, faculty, and students, as required. Ensures that stocks of required feed, supplies, and equipment are maintained at all times.