Ben Olaivar

Animal Care & Collection
Teaching Lab Specialist/Marine Collector
110B Carr Hall
PO Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
Voice: (352) 392-4292
Fax: (352) 392-3704
bolaivar@zoology.ufl.edu

Job Description

The Teaching Lab Specialist/Marine Collector provides lab support for courses in Zoology and associated departments as well as instruct and assist faculty, graduate teaching assistants, and students in the use of laboratory and field equipment.

• Manages laboratory budgets for upper division Zoology courses.

• Maintains teaching collection of live animals and associated holding facilities and teaches its use.

• Maintains and operates the Research Vessel Bartram and other department vessels in support of field research and for animal collection.

• Coordinates with both undergraduate and graduate students for the design and execution of independent projects.

• Collects, preserves and curates animal, plant, and fossil specimens for use in teaching laboratories and for the Florida Museum of Natural History.

• Ensures departmental compliance with IACUC regulations.

• Procures, maintains, and repairs field and laboratory equipment and .

• Aquires and manages a reference library for field and laboratory use.

• Represents the Zoology department in community outreach and educational programs).