Laboratory Assistant (Biology Department), School of Medicine

Responsibilities

• collaborate with the Faculty and Teaching Assistants of the School in the preparation of laboratory sessions;
• prepare necessary consumables and equipment for laboratory sessions;
• conduct modeling of laboratory sessions together with Teaching Assistants;
• conduct regular visits of the laboratories;
• perform activities related to the installation, maintenance, configuration, and ongoing testing of laboratory equipment;
• maintain laboratory equipment in good working condition;
• conduct an inventory of laboratory equipment and consumables regularly;
• determine the need for protective equipment and other necessary supplies for laboratories in conjunction with the Health and Well-being Department;
• conduct instructions in the laboratory for students/laboratory users, within the framework of his/her official duties and powers;
• develop standard operating procedures (SOP) for equipment and health and safety instructions for potentially dangerous types of work in conjunction with the Health and Well-being Department;
• conduct training sessions on the use of equipment for persons assigned to work in the laboratory;
• assist in preparing the budget requests for the relevant reporting period, including preparation of justifications;
• prepare technical specifications for procurement of goods together with the initiator;
• participate in acceptance, verification, testing of the purchased equipment and consumable for the laboratory as a member of the acceptance committee;
• participate in the annual inventory of fixed assets of the School together with concerned structural divisions of the University;
• prepare documents for writing off the necessary consumables from the University's warehouses;
• provide reports, information, and data at the request of the structural divisions and organizations of the University, in agreement with the School's management, within the competence;
• ensure the safety of documents within the framework of supervised direction;
• maintain correspondence within the scope of his/her functional responsibilities;
• participate in the identification, evaluation, management, and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction;
• timely and properly execute the tasks of the line manager and the University`s management.

Requirements

Education: Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with the English language of instruction;

Priority specializations in one of the fields:
- Biology.

Work experience: With a Bachelor's degree - one year minimum.
No working experience with a master`s degree in the relevant area.

Knowledge

• Knowledge in the relevant field;
• knowledge of the basic principles of preparing a technical specification for equipment or consumables;
• knowledge of safety regulations when working in the laboratory;
• knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint programs.

Skills: preparing and conducting presentations, working with basic laboratory equipment.

If you are interested please apply via this link: https://smrtr.io/BKpM4