The Red Sea Research Center at KAUST (
rsrc.kaust.edu.sa) is seeking
qualified candidates for positions as Lab Manager, Lab Technician and
Field Technician. We have active projects in Marine Microbiology,
Coral Genomics, Coral Reef Ecology, Biodiversity, Marine Ecology, and
Fisheries Ecology in the Red Sea. Please reply to rsrc.director ĄatĒ
kaust.edu.sa with a statement of interest and CV. Information about
KAUST can be found on the general website (
http://www.kaust.edu.sa).
Lab Manager: To manage genetics/microbiology research laboratory
operations, team management, maintaining research consumable supplies,
and be able to assist with faculty, staff, and student research projects,
including visiting scientists and researchers.
Major Responsibilities: Maintenance of lab environment and performing or
organizing equipment service; ordering of lab equipment and consumables
to ensure continuous operations, and to follow up with suppliers and
Procurement where needed; completion and submission of safety training and
all other administrative reports to relevant departments; to attend and/or
participate in Center meetings and individual lab meetings as requested;
to coordinate administrative duties for general Center technicians to
ensure smooth and continuous lab operations, including leave scheduling;
to oversee and coordinate the general daily operations of the lab
including liaising for scientists and researchers visiting the Center.
Competencies: Fluent in English, both spoken and written; excellent
written and verbal communication skills; experience writing formal and
scientific reports.
Qualifications: An undergraduate degree in biology, genetics, marine
biology, or related/relevant discipline. Undergraduate degree or higher
in a relevant discipline.
Minimum of 3 yearsĒ experience working in a biological research
laboratory with preference for genetics or microbiology experience, with
at least 1 year experience in team or major project management; preferably
will have experience with all or most of the following instruments,
equipment, or techniques: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Quantitative
Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR), bioanalyzer, incubation chambers,
fluorescence microscopes, liquid handling robots, ultracentrifuge,
liquid nitrogen handling, DNA extraction and amplification, freeze dryers.
Lab Technician: To assist with lab research as well as maintain
diverse research projects in collaboration with local & international
scientists. Some opportunity may exist for independent projects.
Major Responsibilities: Preparation of samples for laboratory
analysis and/or culture; preparation, optimization, and analyses
of PCR reactions; maintenance of lab environment and performance of
minor equipment maintenance; ordering of lab equipment and consumables
to ensure continuous operations, and to follow up with suppliers and
Procurement where needed; to attend and/or participate in Center meetings
and individual lab meetings as requested; to assist with general daily
operations of the lab including liaising for scientists and researchers
visiting the Center; help oversee students experiments in the lab if
required by faculty; DNA isolation; RNA isolation; PCR and cloning;
operation of qPCR, bioanalyzer incubation chambers, fluorescence and
other microscopes, liquid handling robots, ultracentrifuge, liquid
nitrogen handling, freeze dryers, and next-generation library preparation
(Illumina and 454)
Competencies: Fluent in English, both spoken and written; excellent
communication skills; experience writing formal and scientific reports;
broad knowledge of tropical marine life / ecosystems as well as global
conservation issues; experience living/working abroad for prolonged
periods.
Qualifications: Undergraduate degree in biology, genetics, marine biology,
or related/relevant discipline; minimum of 1 year of experience working
in a biological research laboratory with preference for genetics or
microbiology experience; experience living abroad; experience working in
college or university also an advantage; good understanding or fluency
in Arabic an advantage, but not required.
Field Technician: To assist with field research as well as maintain
diverse research projects in collaboration with local & international
scientists. Some opportunity may exist for independent projects.
Major Responsibilities: Preparation of samples for laboratory analysis,
including sample preservation and cataloging; sample collections in the
field; dissection and processing of field samples; maintenance of lab
environment and performance of minor equipment maintenance; ordering of
field equipment and consumables to ensure continuous operations, and to
follow up with suppliers and Procurement where needed; to manage inventory
of Center field gear; to attend and/or participate in Center meetings
and individual lab meetings as requested; to assist with general daily
operations of the lab including liaising for scientists and researchers
visiting the Center.
Competencies: An undergraduate degree in biology, genetics, marine
biology, or related/relevant discipline; minimum of 1 year of experience
working in or with a biological research laboratory; fluent in English,
both spoken and written; excellent written and verbal communication
skills; experience writing formal and scientific reports; minimum of 100
hours diving experience (excluding training); minimum of SSI/PADI Rescue
Diver qualification (or equivalent); preferably will have experience with
histological preparations and analyses; preferably will have experience
handling boats in research operations; experience with underwater
collections using nets, handspears, or spearguns, otolith and gonad
preparation, liquid nitrogen handling, DNA extraction and amplification,
freeze dryers, seawater filtering, aquarium maintenance.
James R Luyten
Professor of Marine Science & Engineering
Director, Red Sea Research Center
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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