Principal Technical Officer (Job Level 9.1)

at  Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• Responsible for the management and maintenance of various undergraduate and postgraduate laboratories, storerooms and preparation areas;
• Responsible for coordinating the preparation of and support to undergraduate practicals with an emphasis on instrumental techniques and synthetic techniques;
• Providing technical research support to academic staff and postgraduate students;
• Responsible for maintaining the laboratory equipment;
• Managing support staff assigned to the hub;
• Controlling and managing stock storerooms (chemicals, gas and glassware);
• Coordinating health and safety measures within the hub and reporting risks;
• Liaising with service providers for obtaining quotations and purchasing chemicals and laboratory equipment;

• Liaising with the University’s service departments.

Verantwoordelik vir die bestuur en instandhouding van verskeie voor- en nagraadse laboratoria, stoorkamers en voorbereidingsruimtes;

• Verantwoordelik vir die koördinering van voorbereiding van en ondersteuning aan voorgraadse praktika met die klem op instrumentele tegnieke, sowel as sintese-tegnieke;
• Bied tegniese navorsingsondersteuning aan akademiese personeel en nagraadse studente;
• Verantwoordelik vir die instandhouding van laboratoriumtoerusting;
• Bestuur die steunpersoneel wat aan die hub toegewys is;
• Beheer en bestuur voorraadstore (chemikalieë, gas en glasware);
• Koördineer gesondheids- en veiligheidsmaatreëls in die hub en rapporteer risiko’s;
• Skakel met diensverskaffers vir die verkrying van kwotasies en die aankoop van chemikalieë en laboratoriumtoerusting;
• Skakel met die Universiteit se diensdepartemente.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• A BSc-Honours degree in chemistry, or an equivalent technical qualification with appropriate work experience;
• Good working knowledge of a variety of analytical equipment;
• At least five years’ practical work experience in a comparable laboratory environment;
• Experience of managing laboratory infrastructure;
• Proven computer skills in the use of the Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook);
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;

• Evidence of effective management of staff and the ability to work as part of a team.

’n Honneurs-BSc-graad in chemie, of ’n gelykwaardige tegniese kwalifikasie met gepaste werkservaring;

• Goeie werkskennis van ’n verskeidenheid analitiese toerusting;
• Minstens vyf jaar se praktiese werkservaring in ’n vergelykbare laboratoriumomgewing;
• Ervaring met die bestuur van laboratoriuminfrastruktuur;
• Bewese rekenaarvaardigheid in die gebruik van die Microsoft Office-pakket (Word, Excel, PowerPoint en Outlook);
• Uitstekende mondelinge en skriftelike kommunikasievaardighede in Engels;
• Bewese, effektiewe bestuur van personeel en die vermoë om as deel van ’n span te funksioneer.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• A MSc in chemistry;
• In-depth knowledge of and work experience in advanced instrumental techniques;

• Good communication skills in Afrikaans.

’n MSc in chemie;

• In-diepte kennis van en werkservaring in gevorderde instrumentele tegnieke;
• Goeie kommunikasievaardighede in Afrikaans.

• Responsible for the management and maintenance of various undergraduate and postgraduate laboratories, storerooms and preparation areas;
• Responsible for coordinating the preparation of and support to undergraduate practicals with an emphasis on instrumental techniques and synthetic techniques;
• Providing technical research support to academic staff and postgraduate students;
• Responsible for maintaining the laboratory equipment;
• Managing support staff assigned to the hub;
• Controlling and managing stock storerooms (chemicals, gas and glassware);
• Coordinating health and safety measures within the hub and reporting risks;
• Liaising with service providers for obtaining quotations and purchasing chemicals and laboratory equipment;
• Liaising with the University’s service departments