UC Davis

Equine Pharmacology Technician

Salary or Pay Range: $26.52 – $31.64 /hourly (Budgeted Salary Range: Initial placement will be between $26.52 - $28.91/hourly, commensurate with educational background and relevant working experience)

Under supervision, help maintain a herd of exercised Thoroughbred research horses and implement drug administration studies as designed by the Pharmacologist. Support the laboratory management needs of the Pharmacologist by collecting data, performing data analysis, assisting with the training of students and other lab personnel, record keeping, and information management.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and/or certification if required of the position

• Experience working with potentially fractious horses including handling sedated horses that may be unsteady on their feet, and restraining horses that may be rearing, bolting, biting or striking with the skill to apply twitches (neck or lip) and lip chain.

• Experience collecting blood samples via direct venipuncture.

• Experience and skills to work with horses in an experimental setting, including handling techniques to facilitate procedures including but not limited to administering drugs/medications intravenously, orally, and topically, collecting blood samples via direct venipuncture and placing intravenous and urinary catheters.

• Computer skills including data entry, creation of spreadsheets and maintenance of databases.

• Skills performing mathematical calculations, data and knowledge of statistical analysis.

• Skills to maintain and operate a wide range of manual and computer-controlled equipment including microtiter plate reader, automated immunoassay systems, holter monitors, ECGs and thermal nociceptive equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Skills to train and instruct student assistants and other lab personnel in performance of their duties, monitor their performance, and coordinate schedules.

• Computer skills to effectively use Windows based programs, perform literary searches and use statistical and graphing programs.

Key Responsibilities

• 70% - Animal Support and Sample Collection

• 20% - Laboratory Testing and Assay Validation

• 10% - Laboratory Support

Special Requirements – Please contact your recruiter with questions regarding which activities apply by position

• To learn more about our background check program, visit: https://hr.ucdavis.edu/departments/recruitment/ucd/selection/background-checks

• This is a critical position, as defined by UC policy and local procedures, and as such, employment is contingent upon clearing a criminal background check(s) and may include drug screening, medical evaluation clearance, and functional capacity assessment.

• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

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Job ID#: 74896

The University of California, Davis is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer