Job Description

Closing Date 2025/08/18
Reference Number EDU250812-2
Job Title Laboratory Technician
Job Type Fixed term
Campus Tyger Valley
Department Academic - Lecturing (Applied Sciences)
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / City Cape Town
Location - Province Western Cape
Location - Country South Africa
Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree | Advanced Diploma
Job Category Education
Job Advert Summary
Eduvos is looking to employ the services of Laboratory Technician (with Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) experience) to be based at our Parc du Cap/ Tygervalley campus on a Fixed-Term basis.
Type:
Fixed-term contract
The Position:
To facilitate the compliance to health and safety requirements of the science laboratories, thereby maintaining a hazard-free laboratory environment; and to fulfil the
role of a laboratory technician .
Minimum Requirements
Minimum qualification required:

• BSc : Biological Sciences or any related field
• BSc Honours in Chemistry or
• Relevant 3-year degree in Occupational hygiene or environmental health

Minimum experience required:

• Competency in basic computer processing skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Experience within a science laboratory and ability to prepare reagents and operate scientific equipment
• Planning, troubleshooting and implementing laboratory activities independently
• Proficient verbal and written English communication skills
• Physically capacity to participate in day to day housekeeping activities which includes carrying heavy items up to 25kg, climbing ladders etc

Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
As the Laboratory Technician you will be primarily responsible for the following:

• SHE Officer (60%) and Laboratory Technician (40%
• Assisting the lecturers during the preparation and implementation of practical sessions including health and safety, student discipline and good laboratory practices
• Supporting the Laboratory Manager with regular procedures during the maintenance and operation of the laboratories and ancillary areas
• Practical administration such as monitoring student registers and station allocations.
• Laboratory maintenance including labware, asset and consumables inventories, general housekeeping, and incident reporting
• General assistance to the department as required including invigilation, marketing days or other ad-hoc projects

Area of expertise:

• Biological Sciences and related fields

Functional and Behavioural Competencies
Functional Competencies:

• Computer literacy
• Preparation of reagents and operate scientific equipment
• Planning, troubleshooting and implementing laboratory activities independently
• Proficient verbal and written English communication skills
• Physically capacity to participate in day to day housekeeping activities which includes carrying heavy items up to 25kg, climbing ladders etc