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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.