Animal Technician (HEO 4)

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Based in the UniSA Research Office at the City West campus

Full-time, continuing position

Commencement Salary: $70,476 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You have sound interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to successfully communicate and collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders. With prior demonstrated experience in a similar role, you are confident in your ability to prioritise tasks, and thrive on being organised and managing your time well. Importantly, you proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

About the Role

Reporting to the Supervisor: Animal Breeding, you will ensure that all animals used in research at the University of South Australia are housed and cared for in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements. You will also be responsible for providing research animal care, supporting the day to day operations of the Core Animal Facility, and ensuring users/visitors comply with Facility policies and procedures and legislative requirements.

About the UniSA Research Office

The UniSA Research Office provides support for the management of research and administers internal and national competitive research grants. It is also responsible for ensuring the responsible and ethical conduct of research, for the management of centralised research facilities and for developing and implementing strategic initiatives to improve the quality of the experience and outcomes for postgraduate research students.

The Core Animal Facility is a state-of-the-art purpose-built facility to house and care for animals used for research purposes.

About UniSA

The University of South Australia is Australia's University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Essential Skills and Experience

A qualification relevant to laboratory animal care (e.g. Diploma in Animal Technology) and demonstrated experience working in an animal facility

Demonstrated skills in laboratory animal care (including handling, breeding, and injections) and a good understanding of ethical issues and animal welfare in a research/laboratory environment

Knowledge and understanding of WHS guidelines inherent to laboratory and research activities

Demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining quality systems and the ability to participate in continuous improvement processes

Demonstrated experience in day to day supervision of facility staff, researchers, students, visitors and contractors

Benefits

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

Access to great personal development opportunities

Generous superannuation contributions of 17%

Flexible working conditions

Employee assistance and development programs

A variety of leave arrangements

Culture

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

Start Your Unstoppable Career

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Jasmin Jensen, Senior Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 6494.

Applications close: 11:30pm Thursday 26th September 2024

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team [email protected]. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.

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