Senior Laboratory Technician (P003259) at North West University

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Laboratory work

• Preparing samples, maintaining equipment, and performing experimental work of external projects.

Development of techniques

• Literature searches and own development of techniques to do specific analysis and interpretation of the results.

Attendance of meetings

• Preparing and providing feedback at the weekly feedback meeting.

Reports

• Assist with compiling reports for external projects.

Minimum requirements

• A master’s degree (NQF level 9) in Chemical Engineering / Chemistry – MSc or MEng.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ GC-MS; GC; BET experience in running experiments; interpreting results; and developing new or better methods.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ TGA experience in running experiments and interpreting results.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the analysis using coal and solid biomass waste material - run experiments and interpret results.