Animal Welfare Officer / Breeding Manager
40-80%)
The Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) is seeking for an Animal Welfare Officer / Breeding Manager (40-80%).
IOB is a research institute combining basic and clinical research. Its mission is to drive innovations in understanding vision and its diseases and develop new therapies for vision loss. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your abilities challenged, and your knowledge expanded.
As Animal Welfare Officer / Breeding manager you will be jointly responsible for IOB's breeding management and compliance efforts regarding animal care.
Your position
Animal Welfare Officer
- Central processing of animal experiment applications
- Supporting and advising researchers on the planning, execution of animal experiments and application processes
- Tracking continuing education
- Monitoring compliance with legal requirements in laboratory animal husbandry and research
- Interfacing with the Cantonal Veterinary Office of Basel-Stadt and the Cantonal Animal Experimentation Commission
- Fulfilling reporting obligations to the authorities
Breeding Manager
Advising researchers and supervise gm mouse line breedingMonitoring gm mouse lines colonies in contract breeding facility together with in vivo managersDeputizing regarding managing and approving mouse line purchasesControlling cage numbers in line with budget, internal resources and experimental needsOverseeing research projects and foreseeing research needsYour profile
Veterinarian or person holding a degree in biological sciences or equivalentSeveral years of research experience in the animal experimental fieldComplete training for persons involved in animal experiments (LTK Modul 1 or FELASA category B course)Complete training for persons directing animal experiments (LTK Modul 2 or FELASA category C course) is a plusKnowledge of Swiss animal welfare legislation related to experimental animalsProven track record as Animal Welfare Officer is a strong plusStrong organizational, communication, interpersonal skills requiredExcellent communication skills in English, German is a plusWe offer you
Highly competitive conditions in a dynamic and international research community in BaselIOB is an equal-opportunity employer with family-friendly work policies