Technical Officer

5 days ago

Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch University Full time

Duties/Pligte

**Tissue culture laboratory**- Managing the tissue culture laboratory.- Providing technical support regarding various techniques employed by academic staff and postgraduate students with their research.- Responsible for maintaining tissue culture-associated equipment, including flow hoods, incubators, and liquid nitrogen storage.- Supporting the departmental administrative and operational activities associated with the equipment maintenance and laboratory supplies.

**Departmental support**- Assisting with the implementation and sustainability of safety measures within the Department.- Liaising with the University's service departments i.e. maintenance services.- Liaises with external service providers in terms of obtaining quotations and placing of orders.- Responsible for preparing and offering support for practicals / tutorial sessions at undergraduate and honours levels.

**Weefselkultuurlaboratorium**.- Bestuur die weefselkultuurlaboratorium.- Bied tegniese ondersteuning aan akademiese personeel en nagraadse studente met betrekking tot verskeie tegnieke wat aangewend word vir hul navorsingsdoeleindes.- Verantwoordelik vir die instandhouding van toerusting wat te make het met weefselkultuur, insluitend vloeikappe, broeikaste, en die berging van vloeibare stifkstof.- Bied ondersteuning ten opsigte van departementele administratiewe en operasionele aktiwiteite rakende instandhouding van toerusting en die laboratoriumvoorraad.

**Departementele ondersteuning**- Hulpverlening met die implementering van veiligheidsmaatreëls in die Departement en verantwoordelik daarvoor dat dit volgehou word.- Skakel met die Universiteit se diensdepartemente bv. Instandhoudingsdienste.- Skakel met eksterne diensverskaffers ten opsigte daarvan om kwotasies in te win en bestellings te plaas.- Verantwoordelik vir die voorbereiding van en ondersteuning tydens praktika / tutoriaalsessies op voorgraadse en honneursvlak.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes- At least an MSc degree in physiological sciences or a related discipline.- Proven relevant post-degree laboratory experience, specifically managing a large tissue culture environment (multiple hoods, multiple incubators, large student cohort).- Proven proficiency in physiological and tissue culture, cell biology and molecular techniques, including experience in:
- Cell propagation and freezing;- Cell transfection techniques;- Cell imaging techniques;- Advanced cell culture models, such as organoids, spheroids and primary cell culture techniques- Experience in laboratory workflow and laboratory environment maintenance.- Proven experience in the management and training of postgraduate student cohorts, at Honours, MSc, PhD and post-doctoral fellow level.- Experience in supporting human and / or animal related research programmes.- Excellent computer skills in the use of the Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

**_Minstens 'n MSc-graad in Fisiologiese Wetenskappe of verwante dissipline.- Bewese toepaslike nagraadse laboratoriumervaring, spesifiek die bestuur van 'n groot weefselkultuuromgewing (veelvuldige vloeikappe, veelvuldige broeikaste, groot groepe studente).- Bewese vaardigheid in fisiologiese en weefselkultuur, selbiologie en molekulêre tegnieke, wat ondervinding van onderstaande insluit:
- Selkweking en -bevriesing;- sel transfesietegnieke;- selbeeldingstegnieke;- gevorderde selkultuurmodelle, soos organoïede, sferoïede en primêre selkultuurtegnieke.- Ervaring van die werksvloei van 'n laboratorium en die instandhouding van 'n laboratoruimomgewing.- Bewese ervaring in die bestuur en opleiding van nagraadse studentegroepe, op honneurs-, MSc-, PhD- en nadoktorale genootvlak.- Ervaring van tegniese ondersteuning vir navorsingsprogramme wat mense / diere insluit.- Uitstekende rekenaarvaardigheid en gebruik van die MS Office pakket (Word, Excel, PowerPoint en Outlook)- Uitstekende kommunikasie
- en interpersoonlikevaardighede.

**Geen aansoek wat nie aan die minimum vereistes voldoen, of wat ná die sluitingsdatum ontvang word, sal oorweeg word nie.**

Recommendation/Aanbeveling- A PhD in physiological sciences or a related discipline will be advantageous.- Experience in BSL-2 workflow and environment maintenance.- Experience in research ethics (human, and / or small laboratory animals).- Experience in the use of specialised hardware and software for cell analysis (e.g. FIJI).- Experience in the use of specialised hardware and software for teaching physiological practicals (e.g. BIOPAC or ADInstruments PowerLab and LabTutor) as applied to various models including

human volunteers.Record of formal health and safety training.'n PhD in fisiologise wetenskappe of verwante vakgebied sal voordelig wees.- Ervaring van BSL-2 werksvloei en omgewingsonderhoud.- Ervaring van navorsingsetiek (mens en / of klein laboratoriumdiere).- Ervaring in die gebruik van gespesialiseerde harde
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