The Vivarium provides The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota research community with animal care, procurement services, veterinary knowledge, and maintenance of housing facilities for animal-related research activities. Under direction and supervision, the Research Vet Tech provides veterinary technical care, research related and clinically prescribed procedures, operational duties in a variety of areas, and in-house training assistance for research animals/laboratories, which may include rodents, small mammals, reptiles, fish, and amphibians.Focus of Job ResponsibilitiesThe following examples do not include all possible responsibilities in this work and do not limit the assignment of related responsibilities in any position of this classification.