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Assistant engineer in animal experimentation
INSERM · Grand Est · no closing date given
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1 Check the conditions You are here
This job is open only to contract staff. Civil servants cannot apply.
Category: Category A (executive)
Diploma: Bac +2 minimum, Bac +5 preferred in life sciences. Animal experimentation level 2.
Experience: Several months of experience with animals in a research setting
The profile they look for:
- Good command of several animal experimentation techniques
- Know how to handle mice
- Knowledge of hygiene, safety and ethics rules
- Calm and at ease around animals
- Rigour, organisation and autonomy
2 Résumé and cover letter
A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.
3 Apply
No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.
Apply by email, following the instructions on the official offer page on Choisir le Service Public.
4 Interview and answer
If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.
Good to know:
- Full time, 38h30 per week, with 45 days of leave and RTT days
- No remote work possible
- On-call duty on weekends or at unusual hours, very likely but not systematic
- Manual handling, and strict safety rules in the animal facility
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