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Research Technologist - Animal Sciences perform specialized tasks associated with developing, designing, and conducting research projects and experiments under the general direction of faculty and post-docs. Tasks involve working with animals confined in conventional, barrier, quarantine, and specialized biohazard housing; may require handling of acute, chronic, and infections diseases, quarantine procedures, and radioisotopes.

• Contribute to, design, develop, conduct, and manage research projects under the general direction of faculty and post-docs; participate in formulating research methods; assist in determining goal and objective feasibility; recommend improvements
• Perform complex in vivo and in vitro procedures, experiments, and tests; harvest/collect fluids, tissues, organs, and other substances; conduct assays, microscopic, and other analyses such as hematological, microbiological, immunological, histopathological, etc.
• Culture, isolate, and identify bacteria; identify parasites and other microorganisms and perform additional specialized testing as requested
• Following research plans and protocols; compile, correlate, and verify data collected; identify integrity issues; interpret and report results
• Review, contribute to, prepare, author/co-author manuscripts, technical reports, papers, proposals, and presentations
• May manage multiple or large projects including planning, scheduling, conducting, or coordinating detailed phases of the work; serve as expert individual contributor or lead researcher; coordinate administrative, financial, personnel, and planning; monitor expenditures
• Act as liaison with other departments, divisions, or organizations to answer questions or provide advice on research projects and experiments; coordinate research and develop activities between disciplines
• Participate in committee meetings; create/ revise SOP's, policies, guidelines, training, and course material; conduct training
• Follow IACUC, IRB, DEA, USDA and other research and regulatory guidelines, procedures, and protocols
• May supervise staff, including hiring and performance management

Level:

– Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates baseline working knowledge of routine work tasks. Follows the standard principles and practices. Acts under direct and frequent supervision using established procedures with detailed instructions. Participates as a team member and actively contributes to completion of team goals. Clearly communicates information.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– None

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Typically none

Problem Solving:

– Encounters routine problems
– Follows recommended course of action and procedures to resolve problems

Independence of Action:

– Work is closely monitored by supervisor
– Detailed instructions and procedures are provided
– Applies standard operating procedures with limited guidelines for deviation

Communication and Collaboration:

– Typically communicates internally within working unit
– Collaborates closely with team members
– Clearly communicates information, ideas, or instructions verbally and in writing

• Comp Grade – 4
• Minimum – $34,800.00
• MidPoint – $42,600.00
• Maximum – $50,500.00