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Training Specialist - Animal Health
Lubbock
43913BR
Animal Care Services

Position Description
Evaluates, designs, coordinates and implements training and education programs specific to departmental specialty. Conducts integrated training needs assessments and monitors and reports the effectiveness of training.

About the University
Founded in 1923, Texas Tech University began with a mission to serve the needs of West Texas, but its impact has always reached far beyond. Today, Texas Tech, located in Lubbock (pop. 300,000+), is home to a vibrant community of more than 42,000 students.Texas Tech's 1,800-acre campus showcases Spanish Renaissance architecture and is home to one of the country's largest public art collections. Its 13 colleges include a prestigious School of Law and a distinguished School of Veterinary Medicine. These programs equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their respective fields. Built on the values of West Texas - hard work, grit and authenticity - the university graduates students who are deeply engaged in service to their communities and well-positioned to succeed in the world. Texas Tech is committed to achieving research and scholarly accomplishments that compare favorably to the member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU). For more than 100 years, Texas Tech has been a premier destination for those seeking a world-class education and a unique, personalized experience as a member of the Red Raider family.

About the Department and/or College
Animal Care Services is available to provide for the physical and psychological well-being of animals used in research and teaching. To aid investigators in obtaining and properly using these animals.

More specifically, the ACS serves to facilitate the use of animals in research and teaching at Texas Tech University while assuring compliance with all applicable regulations. ACS maintains responsibilities in animal procurement, animal housing and daily care, the provision of veterinary care, health surveillance and preventative care, assisting investigators and their staff with animal procedures, and the care, maintenance and replacement of equipment and facilities.
More specifically, the ACS serves to facilitate the use of animals in research and teaching at Texas Tech University while assuring compliance with all applicable regulations. ACS maintains responsibilities in animal procurement, animal housing and daily care, the provision of veterinary care, health surveillance and preventative care, assisting investigators and their staff with animal procedures, and the care, maintenance and replacement of equipment and facilities.

Major/Essential Functions

• Design, implement, and update training modules for animal care staff, researchers, and new personnel.
• Communicate training requirements, updates, and expectations clearly and proactively. Train personnel to meet requirements outlined by the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, AAALAC standards, IACUC protocols, and federal regulations.
• Coordinate and provide hands-on instruction in general facility operations, animal handling, husbandry and care, procedural techniques, and safety practices. Tailor training to different species, skill levels, and research needs.
• Conduct competency assessments to verify proficiency in required tasks and procedures. Monitor compliance through observations, evaluations, and follow-up training. Identify knowledge gaps and provide targeted training or refresher sessions as deemed necessary.
• Ensure consistent application of SOPs across all teams and facilities.
• Assist in developing or revising SOPs, workflows, and training materials.
• Provide guidance during implementation of new procedures, processes or equipment.
• Maintain training database and accurate training records for audits, inspections, and accreditation reviews.
• Maintain rodent training colony.
• Coordinate with breeding coordinator and Attending Veterinarian regarding projected needs of the training colony.
• Train staff in proper husbandry, cage set up, environmental enrichment and humane endpoints.
• Train staff inrecognition of signs of pain, distress, and abnormal behavior and the appropriate reporting of animal healthconcerns.
• Maintain and update humane endpoint signage as needed.
• Conduct daily (M-F) health surveillance in all animal facilities and active animal holding rooms.
• Accesses overall health of the animals and confirms that all cages have appropriate and sufficient access to food and water.
• Report health concerns promptly to the veterinarian and treat as directed. Perform technical procedures such as weighing, administering treatments, monitoring post operative recovery, and other routine clinical tasks or follow up under veterinary supervision.
• Maintaining animal health database. Manage ACS card system for all facilities. Ensure proper use of ACS cards and communicate necessary changes or deficiencies to appropriate ACS or investigative staff members. Manage training and animal health supply inventory. Submit order requests to Facilities Manager or Business Coordinator.
• Assist in sample collection and diagnostic testing or other duties as requested. This is to include husbandry tasks and weekend, or holiday coverage as needed.

Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field plus three (3) years related experience or a combination of education and experience to equal seven years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of TTU policies.
• SOP writing and revision.
• Demonstration of teaching and training skills preferred.
• Observant and detail oriented.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various groups of personnel.
• Ability to display tact, maturity and consideration.
• Ability to maintain and organize a database.
• AALAS RLAT certification AALAS RLATG certification within one year of hire.
• Experience in Laboratory animal care, husbandry and medicine.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.

Pay Range
$19.47 - $25.29 - $31.15

To apply, visit workattexastech.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran. jeid-d8362807309e1944a0241ed8e92b68b0