Assistant Ethology Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Overview
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking applicants for a TES Farm Animal Assistant for the J. T. Vaughan Large Animal Teaching HospitalThis position provides technical support to veterinarians diagnosing and treating food and fiber producing species including training on topics such as animal husbandry, nutrition, handling, restraint, and ethology within the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Learn more about VET MED and check out our facilities here: https://www.auburnvetmed.com/
Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
• Assistance with special projects
• Seasonal work
• Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.
AU students are not eligible for TES.
Working Hours
Mon - Fri from 7:30 am until 6:00 pm. Flexibility is required as call-backs and/or weekends may be needed occasionally.
Responsibilities

• Assist with the instruction of veterinary students in completing an initial exam, catheter placement, oral intubation, routine hoof trims, animal handling (primarily cattle, small ruminants, swine, camelids & large exotics), animal behavior, surgical preparation, fluid therapy, usage of equipment used in performing medical procedures.
• Provide direct patient care, including but not limited to, physical exams, administration of medications/vaccinations, catheter placement, oral intubation, collection of biomedical samples, administration of fluid/blood/plasma therapy, case monitoring.
• Maintain an adequate floor stock through ordering of supplies, restocking, and perform routine cleaning of hospital barns, lab equipment, research facilities, and ambulatory vehicles.
• Communicate with clients with concerning patients.
• Assist with the preparation for medical procedures, including surgeries, by gathering supplies, preparing surgical fields, nerve blocks, sedation protocols.
• Operates, maintains, repairs, and clean animal handling equipment/laboratory/research/clinical equipment as needed to maintain proper functions of the services.
• Performs routine laboratory procedures on biomedical samples, inspects facilities, equipment, and supplies daily, as well as observes health status of university and client owned animals, environmental conditions, temperature, and sanitation.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds and able to stand 3-6 hours at a time. Job will require frequent standing and walking as well as lifting heavy objects.
• Transportation of livestock on university property requiring knowledge in proper use of trucks, trailers, tractors, forklifts and other farm equipment.
• Livestock handling and restraint (included but not limited to: cattle, small ruminants, swine & camelids) with some large animal exotic handling and restraint.
• Use of alley systems, manual chutes, hydraulic chutes, hydraulic tables and other large animal restraining equipment.
• Assists clinicians on farm calls.
• Responsible for organizing some animal housing, some feeding and over all care of livestock animals.

Qualifications
Can be a combination of education and experience listed below.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience handling and managing food animals safely.
• Veterinary assistant/technician experience
• Farm animal experience
• Large animal experience
• Animal science degree, or any related fields/degrees.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge in proper use of trucks, trailers, tractors, forklifts and other farm equipment.
• Requires livestock handling and restraint (included but not limited to: cattle, small ruminants, swine & camelids) with some large animal exotic handling and restraint.
• Knowledge of alley systems, manual chutes, hydraulic chutes, hydraulic tables and other large animal restraining equipment.
• Must be able to work as a team and possess critical thinking skills.

Why Work at Auburn?

• Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
• Culture of Excellence: We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
• We're Here for You: Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
• Sweet Home Alabama: The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
• A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.

Ready to lead and shape the future of higher education? Apply today! War Eagle!
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