Agrilife Research
Animal Research Technician
College Station, TX · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$12k-$15kDetected 13 days ago
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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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