Senior Laboratory Technician
Listing reference: nwu_000668
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 27 April 2022
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: Admin, Office Support and Services
Location: Potchefstroom
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS)
DIVISION: FHS
VACANCY: SENIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
DEPARTMENT: HART
PEROMNES GRADE: 10
POSITION NUMBER: P003092
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT
Job description
· Perform various biochemical analyses in various research projects according to good laboratory practice and standard operating procedures.
· General laboratory admin and day-to-day management (quotations, orders, stock-taking, logbooks, schedules, compiling standard operating procedures).
· Supervise and mentor students with regards to sample handling, preparation and storage in various research projects
· Regular maintenance and service of equipment (including troubleshooting)
· Promote and enforce health and safety guidelines (first aid, firefighting and radiation control)
· Data capturing and processing with specialised software while preserving data integrity
· Build and maintain relationships with application specialists and sales representatives to ensure maximum support
· Managing medical and chemical waste removal and assist in maintaining the biobank
Responsibilities:
Laboratory analyses:
· Perform laboratory analyses in various research projects
· Maintain good quality control over results in various research projects
· Processing of results and data cleaning in various research projects
· Data capturing and processing with specialised software while preserving data integrity
Laboratory admin:
· Get quotations for general laboratory consumables and reagents needed in various research projects
· Receive orders and control against purchase orders
· Regular stock-taking of general laboratory consumables for various research projects
· Keep logbooks up to date
· Manage laboratory analyses schedule
· Compile standard operating procedures
· Medical and chemical waste removal
· Maintaining the biobank
Training and supervision of students
· Train and supervise post graduate students and NRF interns in basic sample handling, preparation and storage
· Train and supervise post graduate students and NRF interns in basic laboratory analyses
· Promote and enforce health and safety guidelines (first aid, firefighting and radiation control)
Maintenance and service of equipment
· Perform regular maintenance on equipment as required for each instrument
· Arrange regular service of equipment
· Build and maintain relationships with application specialists and sales representatives to ensure maximum
Support
Ad hoc tasks:
· Ad hoc laboratory duties.
Minimum requirements
· B.Sc Hons in Biochemistry (NQF 8)
· M. Sc in Biochemistry (NQF 9)
· Formal training and 3 years ‘experience in:
1. Cobas Integra 400 plus (or similar automated analyser)
2. Cobas e411 (or similar electrochemiluminence analyser)
3. Beckman Coulter AcT5 Diff (or similar haematology analyser)
4. ELISA (or other plate-reader based assays)
5. Luminex (or other multiplex based analyses)
6. Computer literacy in MS Office and relevant equipment software
· Computer literacy: MS office and relevant equipment software including Belysa, Gen5 & SPSS (3 years)
· Day-to-day laboratory management (3 years)
· Training and mentoring of postgraduate students (3 years)
· Physiology Modules- Cardiovascular Physiology (Recommended)
Functional/Technical Competencies (Knowledge and Skills):
· Experience in maintaining laboratory equipment as well as implementing good laboratory practice
· Laboratory method optimization and troubleshooting
· Basic experience in managing a biological repository and other laboratory management-related tasks, such as quality assurance, training, and reagent and sample management
Behavioural Competencies:
· Efficient communication with staff and students from different racial, economical and education level backgrounds (academic staff, students, support staff, technical staff, sales representatives and suppliers of
specialised equipment)
· Good human relations (must be able to work individually without supervision but also as part of a team)
· Good organising skills (filing etc.)
· The ability to learn new laboratory techniques
· Neat, systematic, accurate, attention to detail, responsible, trustworthy, critical, organised, dedicated, effective time management
ENQUIRIES: Prof Carina Mels: (018) 299 1983
Ms. Nchadi Leshaba (018) 299 4951 (Recruitment)
