Main purpose of the job:

To provide technical support and ensure that laboratory equipment are functioning properly and ready to use in the pharmacy laboratories.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To liaise with academic staff to discuss timetables, equipment requirements and work plans for practical sessions
• Running trials of experiments prior to classes and then demonstrating techniques for experiments
• Preparing equipment and chemicals before practical lessons
• Maintaining and repairing equipment and laboratory apparatus
• Record keeping, e.g. for students’ practical sessions, tracking methods, results, etc
• Ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned and that chemicals, drugs and other materials are appropriately stored
• Cataloguing recordings and making them available when requested
• Supporting the work of academic staff in classes and laboratory sessions and giving technical advice to staff and students
• Working with individual students and supporting them on research projects
• Managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment
• Ensuring that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly
• Coordinating work in the laboratory to ensure efficient use is made of expensive pieces of equipment.

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in Pharmacy or Diploma in Laboratory Sciences from an accredited institution.
• Previous work in a university or scientific laboratory
• Experience in pharmacology and pharmacognosy or pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmaceutics is an added advantage
• A strong knowledge of the subject area combined with a broad subject background enabling contributions to teaching programme
• A Strong practical, organizational skills with the ability to manage your own workload and commitment to academic research.