Agrilife Research

Agrilife Research

Animal Research Technician

College Station, TX · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$12k-$15kDetected 13 days ago
PCRResearch

About the role

  • With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M AgriLife is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.
  • This position ensures the health and welfare of animals while maintaining accurate colony records and efficiently managing various projects and different breeding schemes.
  • This position requires the ability to assist with mouse dissection and tissue collection.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain breeding pairs and trios across multiple laboratory mouse strains
  • Maintains Sanitary Conditions
  • Maintain accurate electronic and/or paper-based colony records
  • Support PCR/genotyping workflows in coordination with research staff

Requirements

  • Two years of related experience in animal husbandry.
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Nice to have

  • Bachelors Degree.

Skills

  • Knowledge of animal handling techniques.
  • Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to ensure understanding.
  • Ability to learn and apply mouse breeding colony management procedures and animal handling techniques.
  • Ability to learn and follow laboratory protocols, standard operating procedures, and institutional guidelines.
  • Ability to learn sample collection, processing, and genotyping workflows.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Preferred experience working with laboratory mice in a research or vivarium setting.
  • Preferred experience managing or maintaining mouse breeding colonies.
  • Preferred experience collecting tissue samples for genotyping or downstream analysis.
  • Preferred experience or familiarity with PCR-based genotyping techniques and sample tracking procedures.

Compensation

  • Proposed Minimum Salary

Benefits

  • Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Manage colony structure including expansion, retirement, and strain-specific breeding strategies
  • Monitor general animal health during routine handling and breeding activities

Company info

  • Click here to learn more about how you can be a part of AgriLife and make a difference in the world!
  • We are seeking a detail-oriented Animal Research Technician to support the breeding, colony maintenance, and genotyping of multiple genetically distinct laboratory mouse strains to advance biomedical research.

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