Laboratory Technician in the Department of Poultry and Rabbit Diseases 80 %

As the largest university in Switzerland, the Universität Zürich offers a variety of attractive positions in different subject areas and professional fields. With around 10'000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for apprentices, the university offers an inspiring working environment in cutting-edge research and education. Put your talent and your skills to use with us. Learn more about the UZH as an employer! ###

Tasks

• Independent cooperation (after thorough induction) in routine diagnostics of animal diseases in the areas of bacteriology, serology, molecular diagnostics, and necropsy.
• Your tasks include, among others, the receipt, processing, and examination of different samples (blood, chicken eggs, feces, tissue, animal carcasses) using PCR, ELISA, HAH, culture, and MALDI-TOF-MS in a veterinary medicine laboratory accredited for the investigation of animal diseases.
• You will work in the necropsy hall to prepare the carcasses of poultry, birds, and rabbits for veterinary examination and apply various methods to examine samples in a demanding routine operation.
• Opportunity to attend continuing education events.

Profile

• Completed vocational training as a Laboratory Technician or an adequate non-academic education and /or several years of professional experience.
• Flexibility, exact, organized, and proactive way of working (among other things based on protocols in the accredited area).
• Joy in learning new methods and laboratory techniques.
• Responsible, service-oriented, and team-capable personality, resilient physical constitution (in the necropsy hall and in the laboratory primarily standing work, possible odor emissions from animal carcasses).
• Good knowledge and experience in the application of real-time PCR in routine diagnostics.
• Knowledge of ELISA, HAH, bacterial cultures, and MALDI-TOF-MS can be acquired during the induction period.
• Interest in the examination of animal carcasses and animal samples with a focus on poultry.
• Languages: Good German skills (oral and written at least level C1) available. Good understanding of Swiss German (customer contact) available. Basic English skills are desirable.

044 635 86 31
sandra.leutenegger@vetbakt.uzh.ch