Laboratory Technician/ Technical Assistant (Post Level 12) at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        

• The incumbent will provide both technical and administrative support to the project team, including: assistance with preparing the laboratory for experiments, culturing and handling microbial isolates, project administration, and coordinating research activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing and maintaining laboratory facilities and consumables.
• Providing support with microbial cultivation, handling of isolates, and experimental tasks.
• Providing administrative support: organising meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and keeping records.
• Ordering and managing laboratory consumables and equipment.
• Providing assistance to postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows with logistical and technical needs.
• Die posbekleër sal beide tegniese en administratiewe ondersteuning aan die projekspan bied insluitende: hulpverlening met die voorbereiding van die laboratorium vir eksperimente, die kweek en hantering van mikrobiese isolate, projekadministrasie, en die koördinering van navorsingsaktiwiteite.

Sleutelverantwoordelikhede

• Die voorbereiding en instandhouding van laboratoriumfasiliteite en verbruiksgoedere.
• Bied ondersteuning met die kweek van mikrobes, hantering van isolate en eksperimentele take.
• Bied administratiewe ondersteuning: reël van vergaderings, voorbereiding van agendas, neem van notules en rekordhouding.
• Bestel en bestuur laboratoriumverbruiksgoedere en -toerusting.
• Hulpverlening aan nagraadse studente en nadoktorale genote met logistieke en tegniese take.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• At least a BSc degree in Microbiology, Biotechnology, or a related field.
• At least two years' work experience in a microbiology laboratory environment.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with attention to detail.
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and data management.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are essential

• Minstens 'n BSc-graad in Mikrobiologie, Biotegnologie, of 'n  verwante veld.
• Minstens twee jaar se werkservaring in 'n  mikrobiologie-laboratoriumomgewing.
• Sterk organisatoriese en administratiewe vaardighede, met aandag aan detail.
• Bewese vaardigheid in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel en PowerPoint) en databestuur.
• Die vermoë om onafhanklik en as deel van 'n  span te kan werk.
• Uitstekende skriftelike en mondelinge kommunikasievaardighede in Engels  is noodsaaklik.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

• Fluency in Afrikaans will be advantageous.

• Om Afrikaans magtig te wees sal voordelig wees.