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The Senior Animal Technician (SAT) is responsible for providing support to users of the Gnotobiotic Core mouse facility, including basic facility maintenance and husbandry within gnotobiotic isolators, such as monitoring food, water, and bedding conditions, monitoring stocks of consumables and reordering in a timely manner, temperature/humidity checks, and maintaining detailed records of tasks performed, in addition to other duties as assigned. The SAT must be comfortable performing mouse health checks and interacting with UCSF veterinary and facilities staff as necessary. These duties, while non-supervisory, take place in a specialty core facility where all levels of care are enhanced compared to normal animal technician duties. In addition to husbandry duties descripbed above, the SAT will work to breed, genotype, and maintain colony records over successive generations of mice. This work requires meticulous attention to detail, with every item coming into the enclosure being completely sterile, or the entire colony will be lost.

The successful candidate will also have the ability to perform advanced experimental techniques as needed to help to Core users as they plan and execute experiments (for example, the SAT may administer or train others on administration of experimental agents via oral, i.p., or subcutaneous routes, and follow up with experimental disease scoring and tracking, dissection and processing of tissues, or other techniques deemed experimentally necessary on behalf of Core users). Laboratory techniques will be employed to monitor sterility of our germ-free mouse colonies, including microbial culture and gram staining, with the possibility of learning/performing other molecular techniques, such as DNA extraction and genotyping.

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Practical knowledge of lab safety and the ability to follow protocols closely

Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills in English (verbal and written)

Rodent handling experience in a research or veterinary setting

Detail oriented and capable of working independently

Evidence of precise communication skills and record keeping

Basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, and ability to learn and use web-based software for data entry and/or online training)

Flexibility to work occasional variable hours, weekends as deemed experimentally necessary

Desire to learn new skill sets and contribute to the problem-solving nature of our facility

Mouse skills including: handling, restraint, breeding

Ability to recognize sick animals, report conditions to veterinary staff or supervisor, and assist with their treatment

Ability to follow instructions, work independently or in shared assignments with others; Ability to explain routine work assignments to others including policies and best practices using positive communication (verbal and written)

Preferred Qualifications

Prior work in gnotobiotics

Lab skills including the ability to prepare, perform, and interpret the following assays: aerobic and anaerobic cultures, DNA extraction, qPCR, standard PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, genotyping

Prior work in an AAALAC accredited animal facility, including knowledge of feeding, caging, and space requirements for rodents used in biomedical research, and the ability to assist training new hires in these areas

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent degree)

Veterinary Technician License

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Department Description

The George Williams Hooper Foundation is an organized research unit within the University of California at San Francisco.

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

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UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values.

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