"Laboratory Animal Technician"

Job Details

Department: Comparative Medicine-621500

Career Area: Laboratory Management and Services

Is this an internal only recruitment?: No

Posting Open Date: 09/04/2025

Application Deadline: 09/22/2025

Position Type: Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title: Research Technician - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent: MH06 / GN06

Working Title: Laboratory Animal Technician

Position Number: 00059450

Vacancy ID: P020515

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited: Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week: 40

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00 am- 3:30pm, Overtime, weekends, & holidays occasionally

Work Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location: North Carolina, US

Hiring Range: $34,320 - $42,000

Be a Tar Heel!: A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) is responsible for the care of all vertebrate animals on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) campus.

Position Summary:

The Laboratory Animal Technician is responsible for the daily care of research animals, including cage cleaning and sanitation, animal observation, handling and restraint, treatments, investigator support/communication, facility maintenance, and working with USDA species. Emergency duties required during adverse weather and/or other emergency situations. Weekend and holiday work required occasionally on a rotating basis.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

• Must be able to achieve AALAS certification at the ALAT level within the first year in this position.
• Qualified applicants must have a demonstrated ability to work well with others.
• Requires a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Animal technician training.
• Experience in a laboratory animal setting.
• Working knowledge of breeding, weaning, and record-keeping.
• Certification by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) at the ALAT level or higher strongly preferred.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements:

Ability to move/lift items weighing up to 50 pounds with or without accommodation. Requires prolonged and/or repetitive reaching, bending, and twisting.

Position/Schedule Requirements:

Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens, Exposure to Hazardous Materials, Laboratory, Overtime occasionally, Weekend work occasionally