Assistant Technical Officer at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        
Providing technical support for undergraduate practicals:

• Planning and preparing undergraduate practicals;
• Maintaining and preparing fungal and bacterial cultures for practicals;
• Providing technical support during practicals;
• Planning and setting up practical tests and examinations;
• Assisting with marking practical tests and exams.

Providing technical support for research:

• Providing technical support to personnel and postgraduate students;
• Training postgraduates on the use of specific laboratory equipment.
• Maintenance of the Department's culture collection:
• Preparing and appropriately storing cultures for inclusion in the collection;
• Managing the database of the Department's culture collection.

Administrative responsibilities:

• Performing all administration pertaining to orders for materials/equipment required for undergraduate practicals and research projects;
• Managing the Department's chemical store;
• Servicing and maintaining all laboratory equipment.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• BScAgric (with a major in Plant Pathology), OR a BSc (Hons) degree in Plant Pathology;
• Knowledge and experience of procedures and techniques used in a Plant Pathology laboratory;
• Experience in the isolation, pure culturing, and storage of fungi and/or bacteria;
• Demonstrated computer literacy in MS Office, such as Excel and Word;
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

• Experience in managing and demonstrating undergraduate practicals;
• Experience in molecular techniques used in Plant Pathology laboratories.