Primate Keeper
We are seeking a Primate Keeper. The purpose of this position is to provide animal care to a breeding colony of group-housed monkeys in an indoor/outdoor setting. Care includes feeding, cleaning, enclosure maintenance, provision of environmental enrichment, health monitoring, behavioral observation, and treatment.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide daily care, including but not limited to, feeding, enrichment, and training for primates.
- Clean indoor and outdoor animal enclosures and other areas, ensuring safe use of cleaning solutions and sufficient disinfection of surfaces according to facility SOPs.
- Perform routine enclosure maintenance, including raking, minor repairs, and other routine maintenance activities.
- Observe and document physical condition and health of animals.
- Monitor and record animal behavior and social interactions.
- Inspect facilities to ensure safety and security.
- Shift, capture, restrain animals as needed.
- Provide daily occupational environmental enrichments and inspect, clean, and replace physical enrichments.
- Coordinate animal health and other medical procedures with veterinary staff.
- Provide medical treatments as prescribed by the veterinarians. Assist with veterinary procedures as needed, including injections, sedation, blood collection.
- Perform routine maintenance and make minor repairs to equipment and facilities.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and SOPs.
- Maintain records, inventories and other information and provide written and verbal reports as required.
- Train new staff as required.
- Prepare areas for new animal arrivals or transfers.
- Assist with receiving and shipping non-human primates.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
- One year of related experience.
- Additional education or experience may substitute for required work experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with non-human primates or large animal species.
- Associate's Degree in Veterinary Technology, Animal Science or Biology.
Classified Title: Veterinary Technician
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Primate Keeper
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: Min $15.50 - Max $26.00 HRLY ($43,160 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: 5/40
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Admin Research Animal Resources
Personnel area: School of Medicine