Animal Technician for the Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Platform

BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet

We are seeking a highly motivated Animal Technician to join the Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Platform. You will assist our users in performing mouse experiments using state-of-the-art equipment in an international environment. The start date is November 1, 2023, or after agreement.

About us

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research’s vision is to pioneer groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health. We wish to lead collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, transforming the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health, and accelerating its translation into prevention and treatment strategies. We were established in 2010, and in 2017, we moved into new laboratories, offices, and meeting rooms in the Maersk Tower www.maersktower.ku.dk.

The Center has around 260 employees who work in an international, highly collaborative research environment across a range of biomedical disciplines. You can read more about us here: www.cbmr.ku.dk.

The Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Platform (RMPP) assists the researchers at CBMR by offering specialized technical assistance, and by offering support and access to equipment for metabolic phenotyping, including metabolic cages and digital ventilated cages. We constantly work towards expanding our catalogue of services, and to familiarize ourselves with the newest technological developments in our field. You can see more about the equipment and services we offer here. Our team currently consists of two Animal Technicians, three Staff Scientists and one Platform Manager.



Your tasks

Your tasks will be varied, and depend on the needs of our users, and your expertise/previous experience. Tasks will include:

• Assisting users in technical procedures including blood sampling, organ dissection, and preparing mice for surgery
• Setup, cleaning, calibration, and maintenance of specialized equipment, including four Sable Promethion Metabolic Cages systems, where users measure food and water intake, energy balance, and activity in mice
• Facility management, including ordering of consumables and management of user bookings
• Contribute to the roll-out of the colony management software Pyrat by working closely with the Animal Technicians from The Department of Experimental Medicine and CBMR users

You will work with the rest of the RMPP team, with researchers, Animal Technicians, and students from CBMR and other departments at the University of Copenhagen, especially the Animal Caretakers from the Department of Experimental Medicine. The majority of your time will be spent in the animal facility at Panum. You will also have office space available and weekly meetings in the Mærsk Tower.



Profile

Required qualifications:

• You have an education as Animal Caretaker, or a similar relevant education.
• You are accredited to perform animal experiments, with a FELASA B/ EU function AD license or similar
• You have hands-on experience in rodent husbandry and handling of mice
• You are fluent in written and spoken English
• You are eager to learn and interested in using advanced equipment to phenotype mice

You have an advantage if you fulfill one or more of the following additional criteria:

• You have experience in performing animal experiments
• You have hands-on experience using indirect calorimetry systems (i.e., metabolic cages), digital ventilated cage systems, or telemetry devices
• You have previously worked with animal models for metabolic disorders
• You have experience in using colony management software solutions
• You have knowledge about the 3Rs, preferably with experience in non-aversive handling of mice

Place of employment

The place of employment is the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in dynamic and international research environment.



Terms of employment

The employment is a full-time and permanent position. The expected starting date is November 1, 2023, or after agreement.

Employment will be in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Organisations of Public Employees – governmental institutions (the OAO-S collective agreement) and the Professional Agreement for stock and trade workers in Copenhagen with a possibility to negotiate supplements due to qualifications and experience.



Questions

For further information about the position, please contact Platform Manager Morten Dall: dall@sund.ku.dk. For info about the employment process, please contact SUND HR CBMR: SUND-HR-CBMR@sund.ku.dk.



Application procedure:

Your online application must be submitted in Danish or English via the ‘Apply now’ link below. Furthermore, your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

• Cover letter expressing the motivation and previous research experience of the applicant (max. one page)
• A CV, including information about education level, previous employment and technical skills
• Information about language skills
• A copy of your diploma

Deadline is September 12, 2023, 23:59 CET

Applications submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their personal backgrounds.

INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:

- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:

Gentofte Kommune

-Virksomheden tilbyder:

-Arbejdsgiver:

KU - SUND - PANUM KBH N, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N

-Ansøgning:

Ansøgningsfrist: 12-09-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet

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