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Job Opportunity: Animal Technician:Job description:Job location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Fixed Term until 31st March 2023 To work with scientific researchers in order to look after the health and welfare of a breeding colony of rhesus macaques. This work includes everyday husbandry tasks such as cleaning and feeding and maintaining accurate records. All work is governed by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act through the Home Office. Key Responsibilities » Checking the health and welfare of the animals. » covering welfare needs including habituation and training of animals. » Maintaining cleanliness in the animal rooms. » Record keeping. » Reading and adhering to SOPs and risk assessments. » Maintaining the unit to a high standard About you » 5 GCSE's at grade C or above (or equivalent). » The applicant should be able to work as part of a team and work under the supervision of senior personnel. » Good communication expertise, attention to detail, genuine interest in the welfare of animals, basic computer expertise. » Basic animal husbandry would be desirable » practice of working to SOPs and computerised record keeping would be desirable. Benefits Choosing to come to work at the MRC (part of UKRI) means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and income sacrifice cycle to work scheme, as well as the chance to put the MRC and UKRI on your CV in the future. How to Apply For full details of this post and to complete an online application please visit: https://mrc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/appcentre-1/candidate/postings/1925 and upload your CV along with a covering letter stating why you are applying for this function (providing evidence against the requirements of the job as per the job description and person specification). The MRC Centre for Macaques is a research institute within UK Research and Innovation. UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, more information can be found at www.ukri.org The closing date for applications is 6th May 2022. Skills:
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