Position at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

Job Title: Director/Associate Director

Department: Laboratory Animal Facility, HKUST(GZ)

Job Posting Details

Formally established in June 2022, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)(HKUST(GZ)) is a cooperatively run higher education institution between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. HKUST(GZ) has obtained approval from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and become the first legally independent educational institution co-established by the Mainland and Hong Kong since the announcement and implementation of the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” and the “Overall Plan for Deepening Globally Oriented Comprehensive Co-operation amongst Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Nansha of Guangzhou”. With a spirit of pioneering innovation, HKUST(GZ) charts new territories in cross-disciplinary education and explores new frontiers in pedagogies, aiming to serve as a role model of the mainland-Hong Kong integrated educational development and become a world-famous high-level university, endeavoring to nurture future-oriented, high-level, and innovative talents.

The Laboratory Animal Facility at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) is a newly established facility with state-of-the-art equipment and technology. It will provide animal breeding and service to support animal related research on campus, including specific pathogen free mice, transgenic mice, rats, etc. For more information about HKUST(GZ), please visit this link: ******.

港科大（广州）实验动物中央实验室是一个新成立的、拥有*先进设备和技术的实验动物设施。这里将提供动物育种及动物服务，以支持校内与实验动物相关的科研项目，实验动物包括SPF级小鼠、转基因小鼠、大鼠等。了解更多香港科技大学（广州）相关信息可以访问：******.

Duties

1. Responsible for vivarium management, operation, animal care, and institutional administration duties.

2. Assist in the vivarium detail design, construction, and future facility operation in coordination with key stakeholders.

3. Work with the purchasing office for tendering procedures.

4. Responsible for equipment procurement, installation, and commissioning.

5. Compliance with regulations, licensing, and accreditation for vivarium operation and lab animal care.

6. Assist in LAF staff recruiting and training.

7. Perform any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisors.

工作职责：

1. 负责实验动物中央实验室的运营管理、动物照料及机构行政职责；

2. 协同关键利益相关方参与动物房详细设计、施工建设及后期设施运营；

3. 配合采购部门完成招标流程；

4. 负责设备采购、安装与调试；

5. 确保动物房运营及实验动物照料符合法规要求、资质许可及认证标准；

6. 协助实验动物设施人员的招聘与培训；

7. 完成上级指派的其他工作任务。

Qualification Requirements

1. An advanced degree in veterinarian medicine, animal science, biology, or related discipline, with substantial experience in managing specific pathogen free laboratory animal facility. Priority will be given to candidates with university laboratory animal facility management experience.

2. Good ability to provide up-to-date methodology in animal research.

3. Extensive and solid knowledge of regulation and national standards relating to

animal care and use in research and education fields.

4. A good command of vivarium design and familiar with monitoring performance of major facility equipment.

5. Good ability to interact positively with colleagues and key stakeholders.

6. Good Mandarin and/or English communication skills is preferred.

任职要求：

1. 具备兽医学、动物科学、生物学或相关专业硕士以上学历，有无特定病原体（SPF）级实验动物设施管理经验，优先考虑有大学实验动物设施管理经验者；

2. 能提供动物研究领域的前沿方法论支持；

3. 精通科研教育领域动物照料与使用的法规及国家标准；

4. 熟悉动物房设计规范，掌握主要设施设备的运行监测；

5. 具备良好的跨部门协作及关键利益相关方沟通能力；

6. 中英文沟通能力优秀者优先。