Animal Caretaker, focusing on laboratory animal care

Mittelhäusern What you can contribute Animal caretaker, animal care What you can contribute Raise animals and provide them with daily care (cattle, small ruminants, pigs, chickens, and mice), including ensuring regular service during weekends, public holidays, and at night Clean the animals' living areas and maintain both internal and external environments related to animal experiments: blood sampling, collaborating with veterinarians and researchers Adhere to strict hygiene rules in the different breeding units Work meticulously following the established rules regarding animal husbandry (OPAn and O on animals) What makes you a suitable animal caretaker CFC, animal care in experimental settings Experience in caring for agricultural livestock Ability to handle animals in a dignified and responsible manner Team spirit, reliability, sense of responsibility, and good physical condition Willingness to work early and have contact with pigs and other cloven-hoofed animals in private life In a few words Working with animals excites you, whether they are livestock used in agriculture or animals used in research on epizootics. So do not hesitate to send us your application! A varied job within a motivated small team we offer Working for Switzerland We are committed to the success of the Swiss model and the well-being of diversity on a daily basis We ensure equal opportunities, allowing us to deploy our skills and express diverse viewpoints at work We assist and advise our employees in all matters related to physical health or benefits Innovative solutions against animal diseases and viral zoonoses The Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) develops innovative solutions to combat animal diseases and viral zoonoses, and ensures diagnosis in crisis situations. Epizootics, emerging diseases in animals, as well as infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans (zoonoses) pose major challenges for our society. Faithful to the One Health approach, we work interdisciplinarily to sustainably contribute to human health and complementary questions about the position Nicolas Ruggli jid7a5871caen jit0310aen jpiy26aen