To be considered for this position applicant must apply through our careers site: https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/33564
Job Summary:
This individual is responsible for training, assessment, and quality care of husbandry staff.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent is required.
- 5 years’ experience in the laboratory animal field.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide training to CMF Husbandry Staff and HSC Research Staff
- Provide new employee orientation to CMF Husbandry Staff.
- Provide new hire orientation to research staff
- Provide On-the-Job Training (OJT) to Husbandry Staff based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to all facets of the Husbandry operations, including Cage Wash Facility training, animal health checks, use of specialized equipment, and animal husbandry.
- Provide basic hands-on training for new staff and researchers
- Educate research staff on all pertinent Federal, State, Local, and Institutional regulations and protocols.
- Assist Husbandry Operations Management with Husbandry Staff competency assessment
- Provide feedback of Husbandry Staff through continued observation and adherence to the SOPs specific to individual training tasks
- Assist Husbandry Operations Management with the documentation of training of CMF Husbandry Staff
- Providing feedback as to levels of progression and need for reassessment
- Assist with the writing and development of SOPs and training materials
- Consistent and ongoing review of documents relevant to the husbandry program
- Serve as a quality assurance representative to assess internal SOPs and good practices
- Support Husbandry program for monitoring effective sanitization throughout all CCM Animal Facilities.
- Maintain all documentation relevant to the water quality testing and sanitization monitoring program.
- Assist with CCM’s water quality testing
- Assist with the administration and implementation of CMF’s Staff Continuing Education Program.
- Assist with the administration and training of AALAS certification classes.
- Assist Operations Manager in placing all animal orders, with expertise in particular animal models and strains, in conjunction with the needs of the experimental protocol.
- Utilizes Lawson to process animal purchase requisitions.
- Provide backup relief for Husbandry Technicians and other duties and projects as assigned
- Perform other duties as assigned.
About Loyola:
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.
Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.
Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
Pay: $27.93 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: In person
