The Lab Technician position supports instruction performed in the veterinary anatomy lab, such as:

• Prepare, maintain, and coordinate anatomical specimens.
• Clean, organize and maintain the veterinary anatomy lab teaching space and specimen preparation space.
• Provide digital images of prepared specimens for educational purposes.
• Assist/participate (to the level skills allow) in teaching anatomy to veterinary students.

• Prepare prosections and coordinate with the course schedule to have them available during scheduled lab times. (20%)
• Coordinate with current staff and faculty members to maintain current inventory of preserved, fresh, and skeletal anatomical specimens.
• Develop and implement a strategy to increase the number of specimens to account for the eventual increase in the number of students admitted into our program. (15%)
  
  • Learn and eventually teach methods to build skeletal specimens.
  • Maintain the dermestid beetle colonies.
  • Process bones using the beetles, maceration, chemical degreasing, and whitening agents.
• Embalm canines, equines, bovines, caprines, and ovines, and possibly other species, as needed for student and instructional staff dissections and learning opportunities. (10%)
• Monitor inventory of supplies, including in the first aid and chemical cabinets, and advise Scott when it’s necessary to replenish the supplies. (1%)
• Responsible for cleaning and organizing the anatomy lab, prep area, coolers, and freezers. (10%)
  
  • Sweep and mop floors.
  • Dust all surfaces.
  • Clean stains and fluids from all surfaces.
  • Ensure mop buckets are clean and contain fresh water + Simple Green for use by the students.
  • Refill Simple Green, soap, and wetting solution containers.
• Wash and dry laundry (towels, lab coats, scrub tops), fold towels and put away into cupboards. Ensure plenty of towels are available for student use by the start of each lab section. (5%)
• Clean tables and empty waste fluid buckets as needed. Remove grates on tables and clean the interior to prevent odors from accumulating. (5%)
• Coordinate with the director of the willed-body program to procure fresh specimens to be embalmed and used for the creation of a variety of structure and skeletal specimens. (2%)
• Clean dissection instruments and reassemble them into dissection kits. (5%)
• Perform maintenance on skeletal specimens and equipment used in the anatomy lab and in prep areas. (5%)
• Ensure waste tissue is placed into incinerator bags and take those bags to the UVDL for disposal. (5%)
• Attend anatomy team meetings. (1%)

Minimum Qualifications:

• This position will be hired at one of two possible levels:
  
  • For Lab Technician I: 6 months experience
  • For Lab Technician II: 2 years' experience or or an associate degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, animal science, or a related field.
• Experience working in an anatomy or research laboratory

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to create and maintain accurate records.
• Skilled in the use of personal computers and related software applications.
• Knowledge of academic and vocational curricula.
• Program planning and implementation skills.

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”

2. Cover Letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application 

3. Contact Information for Professional Reference to be typed at the beginning of your application

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.  The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

The Anatomy Technician I/II will be joining the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at an exciting point of transformation. In 2022 the state of Utah approved the creation of a full four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program at USU. The CVM has received approval through its accrediting agency, the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education, to admit its inaugural class of 40 students in the fall of 2025, and cohorts of 80 veterinary students in subsequent years. The new college is the only veterinary medical education program in Utah. The CVM is dedicated to providing top-tier education and training to the next generation of veterinarians. Our program emphasizes hands-on learning, innovative teaching methods, and a commitment to excellence in veterinary care. Join our dynamic team and contribute to shaping the future of veterinary medicine. 

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