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East FlandersHybrid40 hours/week<3months
The animal facility of a research center currently employs a team of animal caretakers led by a veterinarian in collaboration with team leaders. An animal caretaker is needed for breeding the mouse population.
What you will do.
- Daily maintenance of the mouse population
- Changing cages
- Water and food control
- Breeding a mouse population
- Weaning pups
- Starting new breeding pairs
- Sampling for genotyping
- Taking samples to monitor the sanitary status
- Monitoring the general health of the animals
- Maintaining data in a specific database
- Communicating findings to the responsible veterinarian
- General maintenance and logistical tasks
Profile
- No specific diploma requirements, but training in laboratory animal science is a definite plus
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- Able to work independently, but also in a team
- Sense of accuracy, neatness
- Willingness to work routinely and according to established work methods
- For biosafety reasons, no rodents or rabbits as pets at home
- Punctual, handy
- Flexible, able to handle unexpected circumstances
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