Larif Farm Animal Technician - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Grade UE04:
£23,144 - £25,138 per annum

CMVM / RDSVS / Roslin Institute / LARIF

Full-time:35 hours per week

Open-ended: permanent

The Opportunity:

Your skills and attributes for success:

To be able to provide all aspects of animal husbandry care to a range of species including sheep, cattle, pigs, and other large animal species.
To be able to carry out other farm related activities where needed, duties involved in the care and maintenance of the facilities and equipment associated with animal care. Tractor driving and Forklift operation are essential for these associated tasks.
To conduct a range of specialist Home Office licenced and nonlicenced procedures on large animals. Preparation of animals for surgical procedures including animal habituation, provide technical support and provide postoperative care for large animals.
Have the ability to collect biological sample as directed by the scientific protocols written for project work. Samples may need to be collected from offsite facilities such as abattoirs on a regular and planned basis.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits
pension scheme ,
staff discounts, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page
for further information and use our reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages.

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role.

International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.