Title: Animal Care Management Position
This position is responsible for management of one of three zoo-wide husbandry teams with multitaxic responsibilities. Current responsibilities include waterfowl, lemurs, condor, alpaca, capybara,
jaguar, bats, snow leopards, constrictors, tropical frogs, tahr, and deer. A current expansion project
may add additional animals and/or change the team’s collection.
The zoo is also preferentially seeking a candidate that has avian experience, and this position will
act as taxon specialist assisting other members of the curatorial staff with their collections.
Duties:
 Reports to the Director of Animal Operations.
 Supervision, training, and evaluation of keepers.
 Works with senior keeper to direct work of team
 Insures that standard operation procedures, policies, and exhibit servicing guidelines are
followed appropriately.
 Monitors exhibit status to determine needs for repairs and improvements.
 Provides input on the construction of new animal exhibits.
 Insures that behavioral needs of the collection are met via enrichment and training.
 Communicates effectively to husbandry team and Director of Animal Operations.
 Works cooperatively with other husbandry teams, vet hospital, and other zoo departments to
accomplish mutual goals.
 Maintains effective communication with other professionals in field.
 Serves as IR for various SSP/red program species.
 Participates in collection planning and acquisition/disposition processes.
 Insures effective and appropriate containment of collection animals.
Qualifications:
 Bachelor’s degree in Biological sciences is strongly preferred. Life experience will be
considered in evaluating candidates.
 Prior experience with zoo facilities and operations, including diet, containment, dangerous
animal protocols, animal and staff safety, animal handling, etc.
 Prior “ hand-on” experience directing or supervising the work of keeping staff.
 Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with staff,
supervisors, other departments, and professional colleagues.
 Good mechanical abilities. Candidate will need to be able to specify repairs to contractors,
and conduct and supervise basic exhibit repairs and construction.
 Effective problem solving abilities with regards to animal husbandry and exhibit
maintenance.
The Akron Zoo is a Drug-Free Workplace and an EOE.
This is a full-time salaried position with benefits. Interested candidates may submit a cover letter
and resume via e-mail, mail or fax to: Human Resources, Akron Zoo, 500 Edgewood Avenue,
Akron, OH 44307; fax 330-374-8939; e-mail kmthomas@akronzoo.org.