Supervisor of Animal Care Facility

The supervisor reports to the Director of the Animal Care Facility and is directly responsible for the daily activities of the facility. The duties are multifaceted and include technical expertise, supervision responsibilities, interaction with the United States Department of Agriculture and The National Institutes of Health, communication with faculty and staff and communication with individuals and groups outside the University.

The supervisor provides daily direct supervision of the animal care technicians and the animal care assistants and is responsible for hiring, training and evaluation of employees. Animal orders are processed by the facility supervisor and the appropriate institutional and federal records are maintained as well as a daily and monthly inventory of laboratory animals.

The supervisor is responsible for guiding the USDA inspector on his/her annual inspections of the Animal Care Facility and must provide the inspector with the pertinent census and transfer data necessary to complete the USDA report.

 

The supervisor works closely with the facility veterinarian to treat sick animals, administer medications, and improve animal care. The supervisor interacts with investigators and research assistants to teach animal research techniques and to learn the aims and needs of their research.