The Biosafety Animal Technician provides operational support for research conducted in an Animal Biosafety Level 3 Agriculture (ABSL-3Ag) facility, including work involving livestock infected with pathogenic agents. This position supports the supervisory Animal Suite Manager in coordinating activities related to infectious disease research and food safety and food security studies.
Responsibilities include waste management, decontamination, adherence to animal welfare regulations, operational logistics, report generation, database management, and training research staff on procedures, protocols, and equipment operation. The role supports research involving both large animals (livestock) and small laboratory animals (rodents and rabbits) in BSL-3 and ABSL-3Ag environments.
Additional duties include coordinating animal space use, assisting with animal-related technical procedures for research projects, decontaminating equipment and spaces using specialized technologies, and managing waste decontamination through alkaline hydrolysis tissue digestion systems and autoclave sterilization. The position also assists with coordination of specialized biocontainment areas used in food safety and food security studies.
The position will require work on weekends as needed to fulfill research schedules on a shared shift schedule with other employees. Total hours will not typically exceed 40/week with equivalent week days off when weekend work is necessitated.
The Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI) conducts comprehensive infectious disease research focused on threats to plant, animal, and human health, including food-borne pathogens. The institute supports multidisciplinary research involving multiple pathogens and host species within a single facility.
BRI’s biocontainment facilities include BSL-3, ABSL-3, and BSL-3Ag research spaces that support infectious disease research, food safety and food security studies, and research training opportunities. The institute is also committed to training future scientists studying recurring and emerging infectious diseases.
This position is On-site.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Sponsorship eligibility:
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship
Please submit the following documents:
Applications close on: June 5, 2026
$18.86 - $25.46 hourly
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