Instructor, Genetics

United Arab Emirates University; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier educational institution in Abu Dhabi is seeking an Instructor in Genetics. The candidate will engage in various responsibilities including organizing and teaching practicals, conducting research, and managing laboratory activities. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in a relevant discipline with at least 2-4 years of experience in academic or research settings. This is an opportunity to contribute to the growing research output while mentoring students in a dynamic laboratory environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-4 years in an academic or research institution setting.
• Experience in conducting research projects and training students.

Responsibilities

• Organize and assist in teaching genetics practicals.
• Conduct and execute research experiments.
• Perform data analysis and participate in publication preparation.

Skills

Wet lab techniques

Data management

Statistical analysis

Research publication preparation

Education

PhD degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Job Description

Instructor, Genetics

The United Arab Emirates University invites applications for an Instructor position to participate in research, teaching and administrative activities in the genomics molecular diagnostic laboratory based at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Main duties include:

• Organize, carry out and assist in teaching genetics practicals, wet lab techniques for Postgraduate students.
• Training graduate and undergraduate students and conducting or training others in the conduct of research projects, wet lab, data collection, data management, grant management and the preparation of initial manuscripts, grants and other outputs, contributing significantly to the research output of the University involved with the day-to-day running of the research laboratory.
• Conduct and execute various research experiments.
• Perform necessary data analysis, including the statistical analysis, and be involved in interpretation and communication of main results and their preparation for publication and future research grants.
• Carry out administrative and management work associated with laboratory organization and functioning and research, grants and publications.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD. degree in a relevant discipline

Experience/Skills

• Minimum 2‑4 years in academic or research institution setting and/or in the relevant scientific field.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Genetics