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  • Posted: Jul 26, 2022
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    Africa Health Research Institute’s vision is optimal health and well-being of under-resourced populations. Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) is an independent, transdisciplinary scientific research institute based across two campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa. AHRI’s research combines population, basic and translational, social, and clinical sciences to understand and intervene in the health and well-being of South African communities. AHRI works in partnership with local communities and South African academic, governmental, and other policy stakeholders and collaborates with over 60 institutions globally. AHRI prioritizes the training of the next generation of African scientists.
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    Research Laboratory Technician (Durban)

    Description
    AHRI has a Research Technician position available. The incumbent will be required to be highly motivated; meticulous; hard-working and able to work independently. The incumbent will report to the Laboratory Manager and the Principle investigator. This position is based in our Durban Site.

    Overview of duties:

    • Assist senior researcher and team with experiments, quality control and data verification
    • Undertake general sample processing of HIV positive blood samples
    • Participate in the various academic activities – journal club, lab meetings, quality improvement meetings and audits, etc.
    • Health and safety checks of laboratory as required
    • Freezing and cataloguing of cells
    • Preparation of reagents
    • Prepared to work after hours and on weekends when required
    • General laboratory housekeeping and maintenance of equipment
    • Conduct ELISpot, Luminex, ELISA, Flow cytometry, cell culture, P2+ and BSL3 work, process tissue samples (lymph nodes, guts, Lungs etc)
    • Assist the lab manager with reagent inventory maintenance.

    Requirements

    • Minimum Qualifications
    • BSc (Honours) degree in science or equivalent
    • Computer literacy (Excel, PowerPoint, Graph Pad Prism)

    Minimum Experience

    • Minimum 1 to 3 years’ experience in biomedical research laboratory
    • Familiarity with biomedical research laboratory procedures and safety requirements
    • Experience working with human samples
    • Experience in general molecular biology techniques including DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, cloning, sequence analysis
    • Experience with tissue culture techniques

    Advantageous

    • MSc Degree in a related field
    • HPCSA registered
    • Working with human samples

    Skills Required

    • Good verbal and written communication skills in English;
    • Accuracy and precision;
    • Must be able to work under pressure;

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