We are seeking a Animal Research Technician for a 2-year-regular position (renewable) to work within the Animal Facilities department at the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, Korea. (Duty station : Seoul, Korea)
Job Description
The incumbent of this position is responsible for housing laboratory animals and maintaining appropriate animal research environment according to the IVI guidelines and SOPs.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
1. Provide housing of laboratory animals
- Take care of animals, including feeding, housing environment, and separating animals in poor health.
- Exchange new cages for housing animals every week.
- Check the condition of animals and report to ARF supervisor.
- Provide water and feed to housing animals twice 2 weeks.
- Separate animals in poor health and treat them by the order of ARF supervisor.
2. Maintain animal housing environment and prepare animal housing supplies
- Check temperature and humidity every day and conduct environmental monitoring every three month and report to ARF supervisor.
- Check the animal housing equipment and related ARF equipment to maintain animal facility
- Collect infected experiment material into the infectious waste box and sterilize them.
- Washing and autoclaving animal housing supplies if necessary.
- Transfer the sterile cages, housing supplies and personal protection equipment to ARF clean storage and laboratories.
- Prepare disinfectant each housing area and laboratories, and clean and disinfect housing room on a daily basis.
3. Support ARF management and laboratory animal research activities
- Keep record of housing animals and environment and manage documents to prepare external/internal inspection.
- Check, record, and report about the condition of animals, housing environment, housing equipment, and stock of supplies in compliance with international/domestic guidelines and ARF SOPs.
- Provide animal research support for external research team through primary experimental procedures.
- Participate in and successfully complete all Institute required trainings.
Job Requirements and Qualifications
1. Education Requirements
- Junior college graduate or university graduate (전문대졸 이상)
- A laboratory animal related department graduate or graduating student
- Animal research experienced person of KALAT (Korea Association for Laboratory Animal Technician) Certificate holders will be given preference
2. Related Field Work Experience
- 2+ years
3. Technical and Professional Skills / Knowledge
- Knowledge of housing and laboratory animals
4. Language Proficiency
- Basic in English
