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Lab Officer in Environmental Biology |
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Non Faculty Vacancies |
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College
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Departments
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Department
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Rise - Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering |
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Job Purpose
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The Research Institute of Sciences and Engineering (RISE) is seeking to hire full time Lab Officer to maintain the Biological and Environmental labs in RISE. He/she will be responsible for maintaining clean rooms as well as labs for the environmental research groups. The Lab Officer should have biological and/or environmental background and expertise.
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Main accountabilities & expectations
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The Lab Officer will be responsible for:
- Follow all University policies regulations for safe working procedures
- maintain the tissue culture and general laboratories in workable condition
- be able to main the cell culture in liquid nitrogen
- be able to conduct regular check on all material, equipment and supplies
- be competent to perform PCR amplification and purification of DNA
- be willing to learn and then perform DNA sequencing using sanger sequencer
- be able to order the consumables for the tissue culture and general laboratories.
- be able to maintain the environmental labs in working order
- be able to report on any damages of any of the material, equipment and any incident in the laboratories
- be able to conduct microbiological tests for environmental quality purposes.
- be able to conduct water and wastewater characteristics studies.
- be willing to contribute to any additional work assigned by supervisor.
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Job Specific Accountabilities
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Required Skills
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Preferred Qualification & Experience
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- A minimum of Bachelor level in Biotechnology or Environmental sciences
- Must have strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures
- Must be willing to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required
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Job Location
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University of Sharjah (Main) |
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Competencies
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1. Prior scholarly publications and research experience will be advantage
2. Excellent communication skills
3. Fluency in English language
4. Prior work in a Biological lab or enviromental either part of study or work will be advantage
5. Working knowledge of lab safety procedures
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Job Criteria
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Gender |
Male or Female |
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Qualification |
Bachelor's degree/higher diploma |
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Relevant Experience |
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Living In UAE |
Open for all |
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Nationality |
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