"Animal Care Assistant, Comparative Medicine Resources"

Job Details

Job ID: 293584

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Department Information

This position does require holidays/weekends on a rotating basis and would be considered essential in inclement weather.

Job Summary

Performs routine duties associated with animal care in a research setting. Completes daily health observations, feeding, watering, and cleaning associated with laboratory species.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Observes animal behavior and conditions, feeds and waters animals, maintains sanitary conditions, collects specimens, and aids research and veterinary personnel
2. Reports clinical health observations to the Attending Veterinarian or supervisory personnel in the appropriate manner
3. Performs routine duties associated with animal care, including restraining, medicating, and cleaning
4. May assist in maintaining animal housing areas and facilities

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent.

Required Experience
Previous experience with animal care or equivalent related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An undergraduate or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Employees may be required to work with, take specific precautions against and/or be immunized against potentially hazardous agents
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management, and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel.

Background Check
Standard + Enhanced