{"job":{"jobId":2422339,"fk_accountId":null,"fk_organizationId":826,"fk_adminAccountId":null,"title":"Laboratory Technician","description":"\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Job Description</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">(Lab Technician) -(Earth Science)</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Description</strong>\n \nIn 2017, UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued a decree to merge the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and The Petroleum Institute under one university called the Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Khalifa University).</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Khalifa University is now a comprehensive research-intensive university with three colleges, three research institutes, 20 research centers, and 36 departments covering a broad range of disciplines in science, engineering, and medicine. The internationally top-ranked university is the one university in the UAE with the research and academic programs that address the entire range of strategic, scientific and industrial challenges facing the UAE’s knowledge economy transformation and our rapidly evolving world.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Khalifa University’s world-class faculty and state-of-the-art research facilities provide an unparalleled learning experience to students from the UAE and around the world. The university brings together the best in science, engineering and medicine in the UAE, to offer specialized degrees that can take promising high school graduates all the way to top-rated doctorate degree holders.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">It will continue to evolve with the UAE’s rapidly developing national goals and needs and nurture the innovation ecosystem required for the country’s targeted knowledge economy transformation.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Lab technician is responsible for providing a range of lab technical support activities and support in the Labs by assisting instructors and monitoring the facilities. This particular laboratory technician prepares thin sections from rock samples collected by faculty for their research and postgraduate students for their projects, and for usage in teaching. This lab technician can prepare samples and run the SEM. Also the laboratory technician has experience with sedimentology lab equipment (e.g. Malvern grain size analysis).</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><em><strong>Operational Responsibilities</strong></em></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Handle day-to-day operation and coordination of the laboratories under the supervision of Chair and faculty members.</li>\n<li>Provide lab support for a range of courses at various levels to ensure instructional delivery complies with the quality and educational standards of the department/program.</li>\n<li>Maintain accurate student records.</li>\n<li>Provide support as required in writing lab manuals, procedures, and safety instructions.</li>\n<li>Ensure all equipment are maintained, serviced and repaired as required.</li>\n<li>Diagnose and rectifies minor faults/problems with equipment.</li>\n<li>Monitor and maintain a safe working environment in accordance to Health and Safety procedures.</li>\n<li>Train faculty and students and junior technicians in use of equipment and techniques.</li>\n<li>Ensure maintenance of current and future stock requirements of equipment and consumables.</li>\n<li>Ensure adherence to established HSE procedures and policies.</li>\n<li>Provide technical support for experimental equipment including troubleshooting.</li>\n<li>Identify requirements and equipment specifications, and assist with the procurement process of supplies and major equipment in the specific area.</li>\n<li>Maintain inventory and equipment of lab supplies according to safety measures.</li>\n<li>Ensure accurate completion of documentation, records and reports</li>\n<li>Coordinate with suppliers to obtain quotations and follow up with Finance and administration for contract preparation / renewal and for payments.</li>\n<li>Adhere to the University’s information security and confidentiality policies and procedures, and report breaches or other security risks accordingly.</li>\n<li>Coordinate with other departments to facilitate the accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities, as and when needed.</li>\n<li>Perform any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager.</li>\n<li>Prepare thin sections for teaching and research purposes.</li>\n<li>Prepare samples for SEM analysis. </li>\n<li>Assist with operating the Scanning Electron Microscope.</li>\n<li>Operate the Malvern grain size analysis.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Supervisory Responsibilities</strong></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Assist in supervising lab-work related to student research projects. </li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Qualifications </strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><em><strong>Required Qualification</strong></em></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A BSc in a Science related field or Diploma in a related technical field</li>\n<li>Experience with the processing of rock samples, and specifically the preparation of high-quality thin sections is required.</li>\n<li>Preferred Experience with sedimentology lab equipment (e.g., Malvern grain size analyzer).</li>\n<li>Preferred experience using SEM.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><em><strong>Required Experience</strong></em></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Expats: A minimum 3 years of relevant experience.</li>\n<li>UAE Nationals: A minimum of 0-1 year of relevant experience</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Should you require further assistance or if you face any issue with the online application, please feel to contact the Recruitment Team (<a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:recruitmentteam@ku.ac.ae\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">recruitmentteam@ku.ac.ae</a>).</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Primary Location:</strong> KUK – Khalifa University\n<strong>Job:</strong> Senior Support\n<strong>Schedule:</strong> Regular\n<strong>Shift:</strong> Standard\n<strong>Job Type:</strong> Full-time</p>\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates","location1":"아시아","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"4","applyUrl":"https://aa255.taleo.net/careersection/ku+external+portal/moresearch.ftl?lang=en&portal=8116755942","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Permanent","salary":null,"original_id":"UNI|279111","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/279111","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":null,"managerFax":null,"managerEmail":"recruitmentteam@ku.ac.ae","managerName":"KHALIFA UNIVERSITY","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates","log_hit":4,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2022-01-26T18:57:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2022-01-26T18:57:15.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":826,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"Khalifa University","name_en":"Khalifa University","name_alt":",","introduction":"<p>Khalifa University (KU) combines three of the United Arab Emirates’ leading universities - the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR), and The Petroleum Institute (PI) - into one world-class, research-intensive institution, seamlessly integrating research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in applied science and engineering. 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