Experience Details

Proven record of minimum 5 years of experience in a similar or related area

Preferred experience in research based environment

Skills

Technical Skills:

·     Knowledge of plant pest and diseases and their control measures

Non-Technical Skills:

·     Good customer service and interpersonal skills

·     Positive thinking and willing to accept responsibilities 

·     Ability to adapt to and shift priorities, and effectively perform under pressure to meet project demands or deliverables

Working knowledge of computer operations 

Role

·     Responsible for plant care in plant growth facility

·     Responsible for soil preparation for different experiments  including treating the soil with appropriate fertilizers  

·     Daily inspection of growth chambers and reporting issues, if any including pest and disease problems

·     Regularly collect and transport transgenic waste to greenhouse, and assist in decontamination of used soil, plants, washing of used reusable supplies

·     Sterilization of growth chambers after completion of each experiment

·     Assist in growth facility maintenance and repair works

·     Regularly checking and audit all the project work being conducted in the plant growth facility has proper approvals including safety trainings.

·     Assist in plant growth facility assets, inventory, management and replacement planning

·     Record inventory of growth facility supplies and assist in procurement of parts and supplies

Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee’s knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of his/her position

Full Details

The Growth Chamber technician - irrigation, soil, sanitation, provides support in growth chamber facility and plant management. The job is a core labs facility support position