Job ID: 2024-13787 Type: Office of the Vice Provost for Research (WS1763) # of Openings: 1 Category: Health Services New York University
Overview
Responsible for cage sanitation, physical plant maintenance, safe operation of sanitation equipment, observation and reporting of abnormal conditions in cage-wash facility, and supervised assistance in animal husbandry procedures. This position is considered an essential service requiring weekend and holiday work hours, and involves daily exposure to laboratory animals and their waste products. Essential service staff are required to maintain basic university operations during scheduled and unscheduled work closures due to emergencies, events or other situations (including inclement weather, natural or man-made disasters, pandemics, etc.).
Responsibilities
Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Required Experience: 1+ years experience in a related position involving operation of mechanical washers in animal facility.
Preferred Experience: 1+ years experience performing repairs and maintenance of cage washing equipment.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Ability to operate standard office equipment. Must be able to lift and carry up to 55 pounds routinely. This position is highly physical and involves standing for long periods, grasping and holding items, reaching above shoulder; pulling & pushing heavy items; some regular crouching, bending and kneeling, and working in wet areas. Understand and follow appropriate SOPs,, safety procedures (Including wearing personal protective equipment). and quality assurance guidelines. Well-organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable to changes.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Certification.
Qualifications
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the hourly rate for this position is USD $32.972. This rate is based on bargaining unit contracts. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.
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New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and NYU Tandon School of Engineering traces its roots back to 1854, building on an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship and inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century — backed by an historic commitment of $1 billion to recruit new faculty, fuel groundbreaking basic and applied research in key areas, and expand the Downtown Brooklyn campus. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. We lead and have ties to multidisciplinary centers in wireless technology, cybersecurity, urban informatics, data sciences, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and health, among others. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support three “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. We are deeply committed to teaching and le...arning, and with NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education.
NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply. We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the NYU Office of Work Life