Research Animal Technician - Toronto, Canada - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Research Animal Technician - Physical Sciences

A temporary full-time, grant-funded Research Animal Technician position is available immediately, in the Physical Sciences Platform at Sunnybrook Research Institute, to assist in preclinical research related to the use of focused ultrasound.

Responsibilities include:

Animal care duties as required, including colony management, anesthesia management and surgical procedures

Managing orders related to animal procedures and care

Maintaining and updating animal protocols

Requirements:

Graduate from a recognized animal health technician program or equivalent discipline

Prior experience working as an animal technician in a research environment

Experience handling multiple species of laboratory animals

No known allergies to animals

Ability to routinely lift 20 kg

Ability to safely enter an MRI environment

Ability to work in a team

In accordance with Canadian Employment and Immigration guidelines, applicants must be eligible to work in Canada.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago.

Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series);
AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago.

Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.