Technical Assistant (Job Level 14.2)

at  Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• Supporting and assisting the Principal Technical Officer.
• Assisting in various undergraduate courses, particularly with the preparation of undergraduate practicals and the housekeeping (cleaning) of laboratories.
• Supporting academic staff and undergraduate students.
• Maintaining and cleaning laboratories, instruments and glassware.
• Controlling and managing laboratory apparatus, chemical waste and chemical stores.
• Responsible for and assisting with laboratory safety.
• Performing routine safety inspections and replacing consumables for students in the laboratories.

• Assisting the Principal Technical Officer with ad hoc admistrative work.

Bied ondersteuning en bystand aan die Hoof Tegniese Beampte.

• Hulpverlening met verskeie voorgraadse kursusse, spesifiek met die voorbereiding van voorgraadse praktika en skoonmaak van die laboratoriums.
• Bied ondesteuning aan akademiese personeel en voorgraadse studente.
• Skoonmaak en instandhouding van laboratoriums, intrumentasie en glasware.
• Kontrolleer en beheer van laboratoriumapparaat, chemiese afval en chemiese store.
• Verantwoordelik vir en hulpverlening met laboratoriumveiligheid.
• Onderneming van roetine-veiligheidsinspeksies en die vervanging van verbruikbare materiaal vir studente in die laboratorium.
• Hulpverlening aan die Hoof Tegniese Beampte met ad hoc-administratiewe take

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• Matric certificate or an equivalent technical qualification.
• At least two years’ practical work experience gained within a comparable laboratory environment.

• Knowledge of analytical equipment and management of general chemicals.

Matrieksertifikaat of ’n gelykwaardige tegniese kwalifikasie.

• Minstens twee jaar se praktiese werkservaring in ’n soortgelyke laboratoriumomgewing.
• Kennis van analitiese toerusting en die hantering van algemene chemikalieë.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• Matric certificate subjects such as physical sciences and mathematics.
• Interest in chemistry.
• Willingness to learn new skills and to undergo futher training.
• Computer literate.
• The ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team.

• Good communication skills in Afrikaans or English.

Matrieksertifikaatvakke soos fisiese wetenskappe en wiskunde.

• Belangstelling in chemie.
• Bereidwilligheid om nuwe vaardighede aan te leer en verdere opleiding te ondergaan.
• Rekenaarvaardig.
• Die vermoë om onafhanklik en onder druk te kan werk.
• Goeie interpersoonlike vaardighede en die vermoë om goed binne spanverband te funksioneer.
• Goeie kommunikasievaardighede in Afrikaans of Engels.

• Supporting and assisting the Principal Technical Officer.
• Assisting in various undergraduate courses, particularly with the preparation of undergraduate practicals and the housekeeping (cleaning) of laboratories.
• Supporting academic staff and undergraduate students.
• Maintaining and cleaning laboratories, instruments and glassware.
• Controlling and managing laboratory apparatus, chemical waste and chemical stores.
• Responsible for and assisting with laboratory safety.
• Performing routine safety inspections and replacing consumables for students in the laboratories.
• Assisting the Principal Technical Officer with ad hoc admistrative work