Biotechnician Netherlands Institute for

2 weken geleden


Amsterdam, Nederland Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Voltijd

**Location**:Amsterdam

**Max hours per week**:32-38 hours per week

**Max salary**:3149,00

**Duration of agreement**:1 year with prospect of permanent employment

**Biotechnician Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience Amsterdam**

**38 hours per week**

**What you will be doing**
The Primary functions of this position (BT) are to perform animal care and husbandry procedures (rodents and NHPs), to support experimental procedures (rodents and NHPs) and to improve their refinement. You will participate in writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and you will be working with related databases. You will also be included in the weekend roster to take care of animals.

**What you will be contributing**
You will contributing to improve the 3Rs in experimental procedures in rodents and NHP, therefore following requirements are needed:

- at least 2 years proven experience with animal care and basic experimental procedures on rodents - at least 6 months proven experience with animal care on NHPs (_Rhesus macaque_) is desirable
- understanding of anatomy and physiology of rodents and NHPs
- understanding of ethical principles, European regulations, and accepted standards for animal research
- MBO education.
- Fluent in English. Knowledge of Dutch is desirable

**What do we offer?**
You will join the Animal Facilities department, that has a staff of 11, and you will be part of both the rodents and NHPs teams. Your motivation and attitude will help to improve animal welfare undergoing experimental procedures and will help researchers to improve their science with more robust and reliable data.

**Your workplace**
The Animal Facilities Department is responsible for housing, breeding and care of laboratory animals, and provides support for animal experimental research within the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. The Department has a team of 11 and works in close connection with neuroscientists and the local IvD.

**More information**
**Application procedure**

**About the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience**
The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience is the country’s leading fundamental neuroscience research institute, in the international and progressive city of Amsterdam. It provides a critical mass of scientists (spanning more than 27 nationalities) and neuroscience facilities, in a highly interactive, dynamic, multi-cultural environment, with English as the working language.

**Terms of employment**
Depending on education and experience the minimum salary is € 2618,00 and the maximum salary is € 3149,00 gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale 5 cao Nederlandse Universiteiten/KNAW). This is exclusive of 8% vacation allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, travel allowance, internet allowance, home working allowance and pension accrual with ABP.

The KNAW offers its staff an excellent package of secondary benefits. A package that meets the different needs of employees depending on their stage of life, lifestyle or career ambitions. For example, by working an extra two hours a week, it is possible to increase the number of days off from 29 to 41 days a year (with full-time employment).

For a complete overview of the terms of employment, please refer to the web page: werken bij de KNAW.

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