Assistant Technical Officer

2 weeks ago


Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch University Full time

Duties/Pligte
- Providing technical support for undergraduate practicals:

- Planning and preparing undergraduate practicals;
- Maintaining and preparing fungal and bacterial cultures for practicals;
- Providing technical support during practicals;
- Planning and setting up practical tests and examinations;
- Assisting with marking practical tests and exams.
- Providing technical support for research:

- Providing technical support to personnel and postgraduate students;
- Training postgraduates on the use of specific laboratory equipment.
- Maintenance of the Department's culture collection:

- Preparing and appropriately storing cultures for inclusion in the collection;
- Managing the database of the Department's culture collection.
- Administrative responsibilities:

- Performing all administration pertaining to orders for materials/equipment required for undergraduate practicals and research projects;
- Managing the Department's chemical store;
- Servicing and maintaining all laboratory equipment.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- BScAgric (with a major in Plant Pathology), **OR** a BSc (Hons) degree in Plant Pathology;
- Knowledge and experience of procedures and techniques used in a Plant Pathology laboratory;
- Experience in the isolation, pure culturing, and storage of fungi and/or bacteria;
- Demonstrated computer literacy in MS Office, such as Excel and Word;
- Good communication and organisational skills.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Experience in managing and demonstrating undergraduate practicals;
- Experience in molecular techniques used in Plant Pathology laboratories.


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