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Senior Animal Caretaker at Temple

Compensation

$27/hr

Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Type
Full-time
Level
mid
Posted

Description

Temple University’s Central Animal Facilities division at LKSOM is hiring a Senior Animal Caretaker (Animal Caretaker III) for its University Laboratory Animal Resources Department. The role focuses on animal husbandry, daily health checks, housing and receiving animal shipments, facility sanitation, cage wash and autoclave operations, front-end billing using Cayuse, documentation, staff training, and project management. The position requires handling rodents and USDA-covered species, strong organizational and communication skills, and either AALAS certification with follow-up certification or a related animal/biology degree; it is a full-time role based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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