Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills; high school diploma or GED; valid driver's license; substantial background in working with animals, wild, domestic and livestock; some prior experience as animal control officer preferred.

Job responsibilities require good interpersonal, organizational and decision making skills, considerable experience in animal control activities and working with animals, knowledge of all state regulations and local ordinances governing the care and treatment of animals, ability to consistently adhere to established operational policies and procedures and sufficient strength and agility to perform the physically demanding aspects of the job in a variety of weather conditions.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants should have an interest in health sciences and interest in working with laboratory animals. 25% Sample and Data Management With supervised oversight, use the lab's unique colony management database to create animal identifiers and cage cards, prepare necropsy reports and labels for biologic samples, archive samples in the tissue bank and ship biological samples to collaborators, maintain up to date records of culling and anesthesia logs.

Fear Free Shelter or Fear Free Veterinary certification is required within 60 days of hire, Previous experience in the detection of common medical ailments, and the stress-free administration of topical and orally administered medications, Previous experience with sheltering software systems and record keeping, including medical records, preferred., Previous experience working in behavior training facility or in a shelter and/or veterinary setting with compromised animals.

1-2 years of experience as a licensed vet technician (preferably with farm animals, or other working experience with farm animals). Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

University facilities that support research efforts include immunotherapy and stem cell therapy, cancer, diagnostics and treatment, fundamental causes of heart disease and developing novel new treatments, reproductive biology of domestic animals, improved quality of life for animals and indirectly improve human health, orthopaedic health in horses and humans and in-vivo orthopaedic and soft tissue preclinical research.

Using excellent customer service skills establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public. Knowledge of and concern with animals.

The ideal candidate for this position has mastered balance in multiple respects: the VP should enjoy working with animals and people; provide both energizing motivation and calm stability for staff; show dedication and a solid work ethic, coupled with the ability to model work/life balance for a team; and pay meticulous attention to detail while always leading the way forward with the big picture in mind.

Experience working with Residents and Fellows. Prepares appropriate sample of tissue for histological processing and/or frozen sections, obtains tissue for additional studies including but not limited to flow cytometry,electron microscopy,immuno histochemistry,etc., and performs special procedures including faxitron imaging and tumortriage.

Experience working with and interacting with the Public. This is the training and first working level in the Animal Control Officer class series. At least (1) year of experience comparable to an Animal Control Officer I with Amador County.

Experience working with victims of animal cruelty (e.g., dogs from fighting cases, animals from hoarding situations) is a plus. The ability to work closely with behaviorally and medically compromised animals and feel comfortable working in an environment where humane euthanasia is performed on a regular basis.

Responsibilities:- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for working with animals in biomedical research, including the Animal Welfare Act & Regulations, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, local policies, and other applicable regulations.

At LARC, we provide comprehensive care and housing for multiple species of laboratory animals, with a primary emphasis on swine, dogs, rabbits, frogs, and rodents. However, qualified individuals with documented past academic rank advancement may qualify for the associate scientist faculty rank.

Communicate with internal and external customers regarding significant changes in animal health, husbandry/environment, and study conduct. Required Qualifications:- Ability to have direct physical contact with and prolonged exposure to all common laboratory animal species.

Share after-hours and holiday emergency on-call services with other veterinary staff on a rotating basis. This is a non-tenure research track faculty position. - Provide veterinary preventive, clinical, diagnostic, technical, and surgical services, with a focus on USDregulated species, frogs, laboratory mice and rats.