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