Laboratory Technician - فني مختبر

Key Accountabilities

• Under limited supervision, support researchers by proactively planning experimental resources, and by liaising with other technical staff and suppliers.
• Help develop the associated resources at the SMSRC as a national and international research tool
• Maintain rigorous maintenance records of instrumentation, lab protocols and data and maintain consumables and lab logistics to GLP standards
• Help develop and maintain safe laboratory practices and First Aid procedures
• Undertake laboratory duties across analytical chemistry, molecular biology, microscopy/histology and microbiology/micro-algal functional areas
• support technical staff and upskill as needed
• Assist in teaching/tutoring duties of students
  
  

• Laboratory Managers at SMSRC
• SMSRC science facilities staff
• Academic marine research and operational support staff at SMSRC
• UKF students
  
  

• Support academic and research collaborators
  
  

• Minimum 3 years of multidisciplinary hands-on laboratory technical experience
• Laboratory safety qualifications
• Experience in working in university research facilities
• A science degree at BSc or above
  
  

• Good knowledge of laboratory operations and environmental regulations
• Demonstrated experience as a technician
• Commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship
• organizational and project management skills
• proactively being able to manage labwork as an individual and team
• Good communication skills including fluent in English
• Analytical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making abilities
  
  

• Experience in academic, or government research environments
• Analytical techniques in molecular biology, analytical chemistry, microbiology and microscopy
• Arabic speaker a plus
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Collaborative and interdisciplinary mindset