Job Description

Job Advert Summary

Eduvos is looking to employ the services of two Laboratory Technicians based at our Midrand campus on a fixed-term basis. Type: Fixed-term contract The Position: Assisting the lecturers during the preparation and implementation of practical sessions.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum qualification required:

• BSc Life Science and Chemistry

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:

• 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:

• Chemistry
• Biology

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