Animal Technician

Job No.: 691034

Location: Gippsland

Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.9)

Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 6th April 2027

Remuneration: Pro rata of $69,079 - $77,760 pa HEW Level 3 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

Join a team of dedicated professionals at the Monash Animal Research Platform  in Gippsland and play a vital role in supporting world-class research while ensuring the highest standards of animal welfare.

This is a unique opportunity to join Monash University in a role currently seconded to our trusted facility management partner, where your work will directly support researchers and clients across a diverse landscape of translational science.

About the Role

As an Animal Technician, you will provide hands-on care and technical support for research animals in accordance with approved protocols, legislation, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Your attention to detail, ethical approach, and commitment to animal wellbeing will be essential in enabling the delivery of high-quality research services.

Reporting to the Senior Animal Technologist or Coordinator, you will work under routine supervision as part of a collaborative, professional team.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver expert daily animal care, including feeding, watering, cleaning, enrichment, and maintaining optimal hygiene standards
• Support animal breeding and provide technical services in line with approved workflows and SOPs
• Monitor animal health and environments, promptly identifying and escalating concerns
• Maintain accurate, timely records relating to animals, environments, and movements
• Uphold workplace health and safety standards, identifying and reporting hazards or incidents
• Contribute constructively to continuous improvement, investigations, and facility operations
• Maintain the highest ethical standards and compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with colleagues, management, and stakeholders to support a high-performing team

What You’ll Bring

• Qualifications: Completion or near completion of an Associate Diploma of Applied Science (Animal Technology),or other relevant qualification, or an equivalent combination of training and experience in a relevant research or animal care environment. 
• Experience: Working knowledge of animal care and husbandry; experience with animal technical procedures, would be highly regarded
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and codes, including: 
  • Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (Vic) and Regulations
  • Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes
• Strong organisational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Confidence working both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound computer literacy and experience with accurate record keeping

Why Join Our Team?

• Be part of a respected research support organisation
• Work in a role where ethics, care, and quality truly matter
• Contribute to meaningful scientific outcomes while safeguarding animal welfare
• Enjoy a collaborative, supportive team environment in a unique regional setting

If you’re driven by ethical animal care and want your work to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Christine Findlay, Director, MARP, +61 3 9905 3260 or christine.findlay@monash.edu 

Position Description: Animal Technician

Applications Close: Thursday 30th April 2026, 11:55pm AEST