Senior Animal Culture Technician

We are looking for a Senior Animal Technician to join our enthusiastic team at the Department of Zoology. We are offering an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual to oversee the running of the departmental animal facilities, working closely with academic and teaching staff. The role holder will also help the teaching staff by supplying animals for teaching practicals and helping with general setting up and clearing away of equipment.

The Department of Zoology is a research and teaching Departments at the University of Cambridge and houses the world-renowned Museum of Zoology. Key to the success of the department is the in-house animal facilities currently consisting of aquaria and insect rooms which are used for cutting edge research and undergraduate teaching at the University.

Key responsibilities include:

• Feeding and caring for fish and insects, ensuring highest levels of animal welfare.
• Liaising with academics and research staff about their day-to-day animal care needs.
• Being responsible for excellent housekeeping, cleaning, storage and maintenance of equipment such as filters and pumps in the aquaria.
• Maintaining meticulous records.

You will have experience working with and being responsible for the care of animals and you should be able to work with minimal supervision as well as part of a team. Good communication skills, good time keeping, showing flexibility and remaining calm under pressure are essential.

This full-time position requires the post-holder to work on-site Monday to Friday, and to be part of the team responsible for weekend feeding of animals (paid overtime, 2-3 hours Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 2 weekends a month and any emergencies).

As an employee, you will have access to a range of excellent University of Cambridge benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, comprehensive maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave entitlement, various family-friendly schemes (e.g., workplace nurseries), an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a generous employer contribution, shopping discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores, the opportunity to participate in the cycle-to-work scheme, access to University of Cambridge training and many more.

We offer a welcoming work environment where you will feel valued, are encouraged to develop, and supported to achieve your full potential.

If you have the skills, experience and personality to succeed in this role we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal conversations are welcomed. Please contact Sylviane Moss smmc2@cam.ac.uk to hear more about this role.

Interviews will be held during the week beginning 20th January 2025.

For more details please refer to the Further Information below.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check, a health assessment and a security check.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

Flexible working requests will be considered.

We particularly welcome applications from women and candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our University.

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Anastasia Nezhentseva.

Email: an286@cam.ac.uk

Telephone: (0)1223 330117

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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