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Technician, Animal Research Facilities [LKCMedicine]

We are currently recruiting an animal husbandry technician who will join the animal facility at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), a joint medical school between Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The animal facility is in the Clinical Sciences Building, located on the Novena campus, and mainly housing rodents for research to the university scientific community. The animal husbandry technician will be responsible for carrying out all aspects of the husbandry requirements, from checking on the animals, changing soiled cages, stocking up supplies, and maintaining a clean facility thereby enhancing the research work of the different users.

Responsibilities:

Animal Husbandry

Daily animal checks, change soiled cages, diet and water topping up, referring sick animals to the vets.
Transfer soiled cages for washing, unloading sterilized cages and distributing them to the respective rooms.

Upkeep of the facility

Cleaning and mopping the floors, receiving diets, beddings and other consumables.
Moving and transporting supplies, receiving or helping in handling animal shipments.
Managing clean and soiled scrubs and gowns.

Communication

To communicate clearly with fellow workers about tasked responsibilities or matters that would hinder the effective running of the animal facility.
To liaise with researchers regarding their needs for consumables and animal related matters.

Managing Procedure Rooms

Topping up supplies, cleaning and management of all types of waste, to manage the different equipment housed in the procedure rooms, and to engage servicemen to repair faulty equipment.
Help out on procedural work to learn new procedures and to teach others.
Teach new users who have limited experience handling animals.
Carry out procedures on animals as a service.

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