Professional Aide

This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on-call. On-Call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period.

The Heath-Heckman and Braasch Labs at Michigan State University are hiring for a full-time, joint animal technician to 1. care for the Heath-Heckman Lab bobtail squid facility (50% of the time) and to 2. care for the Braasch Lab Ancient Fish Facility (50% of the time).  Duties include aquarium and equipment maintenance, animal care and welfare checks, water chemistry measurement and maintenance, record keeping, facility organization and cleaning, oversight of facility users, instruction of undergraduate facility assistants, and liaison to IACUC and EHS.  Previous experience with salt and freshwater aquarium maintenance and aquatic animal care as well as a personal vehicle are required.  Please contact Dr. Elizabeth Heath-Heckman (each@msu.edu) and Dr. Ingo Braasch (braasch@msu.edu) with questions regarding the position.

- Experience with fish care
- Experience with cephalopod care
- Experience with custom aquatic systems
- M.S. degree in biology or related fields 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

CV, cover letter

STANDARD 8-5

www.integrativebiology.natsci.msu.edu

Routinely need to lift/wrangle boxes of instant ocean that weigh about 60 lbs and 5 gallon buckets of water which weigh about 45 lbs, as well as boxes of shipped fish and shrimp which are about 30 lbs.

Advertised: Aug 24, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Sep 7, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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