Key Responsibilities
Cataloguing recordings and making them available when requested
Coordinating work in the laboratory to ensure efficient use is made of expensive pieces of equipment
Ensuring that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly
Ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned and that chemicals, drugs and other materials are appropriately stored
Maintaining and repairing equipment and laboratory apparatus
Preparing equipment and chemicals before practical lessons
Record keeping, e.g for students' practical sessions, tracking methods, results, etc
Running trials of experiments prior to classes and then demonstrating techniques for experiments
Supporting the work of academic staff in classes and laboratory sessions and giving technical advice to staff and students
To liaise with academic staff to discuss timetables, equipment requirements and work plans for practical sessions
Working with individual students and supporting them on research projects X
Requirements
ACADEMIC
Diploma in Pharmacy or Diploma in Laboratory Sciences from an accredited institution.
KCSE Certificate or equivalent
EXPERIENCE
Previous work in a university or scientific laboratory
A Strong practical, organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload and commitment to academic research
A strong knowledge of the subject area combined with a broad subject background enabling contributions to teaching programme
Experience in pharmacognosy or pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmaceutics is an added advantage