Finder Animal Care Technician - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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3 weeks ago

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Description

Staff - Union

Job Category

CUPE 116

Job Profile

CUPE 116 Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3

Job Title

FINDER Animal Care Technician (T3)

Department

Operations | Centre for Disease Modelling | Animal Care Services

Compensation Range

$4, $4,718.00 CAD Monthly

Posting End Date

March 28, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Mar 20, 2024

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

This position will primarily work within the Centre for Disease Modeling (CDM) supporting the Facility for Infectious Disease and Epidemic Research (FINDER), a containment level 3 (CL3) facility.

In addition, this position may also provide service to all three facilities across Animal Care Services, including the Centre for Comparative Medicine (CCM) and the Modified Barrier Facility (MBF).

The position is responsible for directly supporting the animal-based research community associated with the University of British Columbia (UBC) by providing a high level of technical and biosafety skills and related project support while working closely with the Clinical Veterinarians, FINDER and Animal Care Services (ACS) teams.

ACS is a rapidly growing and dynamic environment in which staff partner with researchers from both academia and industry.

Research conducted at ACS and FINDER encompasses a broad range of topics from furthering our understanding of basic medical sciences, to enhancing our abilities to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease in human and non-human animals.

The Finder Animal Care Technician will work together with other technicians and veterinarians in a time-sensitive, regulated environment governed by the Canadian Biosafety Standard, Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) and UBC Animal Care Committee (ACC).

This position requires strict adherence to protocols and standard operating procedures that prevent accidental introduction of disease or confounding research variables, and ensure safe work in a CL3 environment.

Work will involve the use or handling of potentially hazardous material located in areas where such materials can be used safely.

Work will require the use of personal protective equipment in a CL3 environment. The work can be very repetitious and physical, including lifting up to 25 kgs.

The work environment has HVAC related noise, and requires additional personal protective equipment, such as respiratory protection (PAPR), double gloves, gown and handling animals in a biosafety cabinet.

Work schedule can include evenings, weekends and statutory holidays.

The incumbent will be trained with much supervision at the beginning and then work independently with supervisory support available at all times.

This position offers a unique learning and working environment within the University of British Columbia and supports ground-breaking research endeavours.

Organizational Status

Reports to the Operations Manager, CDM.

Will work as part of the FINDER team under the supervision of the FINDER Research Platform Manager and closely with the FINDER technicians, Animal Care Technicians, Registered Veterinary Technicians, Senior Operations Manager, and Clinical Veterinarians.

Will be expected to work with mínimal supervision once proficiency in the duties assigned has been established.

UBC is home to the largest animal care and use program (ACUP) in Western Canada and the second largest in Canada, and is responsible for providing research support to the animal-based research community associated with UBC and its affiliates through its veterinary services team, training, compliance team, procurement team and its facilities.

ACS, as part of the ACUP, is committed to providing excellence in research support to all UBC researchers with accountability, communication, cooperation, customer service and integrity.

ACS reports to the Associate Vice President Research & Innovation.

Work Performed

Provide consistent, high quality and compassionate care to all animals.

Performs approved technical procedures within CL3 on laboratory and other research animals without assistance or supervision to include, but not limited to: SQ and IP injections, saphenous and facial vein blood sampling, intranasal administration, transcardiac perfusion, lung insufflation, administration of medications or other substances by injection, orally, or topically; preparing surgical rooms including preparing instruments, supplies, and the animal; anesthetizing and anesthetic monitoring; surgical and imaging modalities assistance; performing postoperative care; euthanasia; collection of biosamples; calculatio