BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES
HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION | TE WĀHANGA MATUA MĀTAU HAUORA

• Are you looking for a varied and exciting career where no two days are the same?

The role/Te mahi
As an Assistant Animal Care Technician, you will be responsible for animal husbandry and on-going care for a range of animals.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of research projects, utilising your care skills and the interest you have in caring for, and working with animals.
Movement across facilities may be required.
Skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako
You will be the type of person that loves to work with various animal species and ensure they receive an on-going level of comfort while in the care of our facility.
As this role will involve working alone, a high degree of responsibility and integrity is required.
A Veterinary Care qualification or equivalent experience would be advantageous.
About our Team/Mō te tīma
Biomedical Research Facilities hold and supply laboratory and large animals for research. Our specific team is a group of animal care professionals, committed to the on-going welfare of animals within our care.
We provide technical support, training, and expertise to a variety of units and departments across all the University's campuses. We are an approved Ministry of Primary Industries, and New Zealand Government, Containment and Quarantine Facility.
Further details/Pūroko
This is a permanent, part-time role (19 hrs/fortnight), located in Dunedin.
There would be the opportunity to gain extra hours by providing holiday/sickness cover and participating in a Stat Day Roster.
We offer competitive salary, five weeks’ annual leave (Pro-Rata), a 6.75% superannuation scheme, and the ability to achieve real work/life balance.
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
For further information, or to discuss the role in confidence – please contact Scott Rhodes via the contact details.
Application/Tono
Applications quoting reference number 2401438 will close on Monday, 16 September 2024.
Applications may be reviewed as submitted, and the University reserves to close the vacancy at any time. #LI-DNI