Date Palm Micropropagation Specialist

Eram Talent; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 67,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Eram Talent is seeking a Date Palm Tissue Culture Technician in Jeddah to initiate, maintain, and scale date palm cultures using in vitro techniques. You will support large-scale micropropagation while ensuring culture quality and sterile laboratory operations.

The role requires hands-on tissue culture experience, strong aseptic skills, and a background in biotechnology or related fields. Join a forward-looking biotech team in Saudi Arabia, contributing to efficient plant propagation and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology is required or an associate degree/diploma with relevant hands-on lab experience.
• Hands-on experience in plant tissue culture, preferably with date palm.
• Strong knowledge of aseptic techniques and culture media preparation.
• Plant tissue transformation.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain date palm explants (shoot meristems, somatic embryos) under aseptic conditions.
• Prepare and sterilize culture media, reagents, and consumables.
• Perform subculturing, multiplication, shooting and rooting of in vitro cultures.
• Monitor cultures for contamination, physiological disorders, and growth performance.
• Conduct somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis protocols.
• Assist with acclimatization and hardening of plantlets in the greenhouse.
• Maintain detailed records of cultures, protocols, and production output.
• Follow laboratory safety, hygiene, and quality control procedures.
• Support protocol optimization and scaling-up activities.

Skills

Aseptic techniques

Culture media preparation

Plant tissue culture

Date palm experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology

Associate degree / Diploma with lab experience

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Tissue culture facilities

Job description

Eram Talent is seeking a Date Palm Tissue Culture Technician in Jeddah to initiate, maintain, and scale date palm cultures using in vitro techniques. You will support large-scale micropropagation while ensuring culture quality and sterile laboratory operations.

The role requires hands-on tissue culture experience, strong aseptic skills, and a background in biotechnology or related fields. Join a forward-looking biotech team in Saudi Arabia, contributing to efficient plant propagation and quality