Laboratory Technologist (Mechanobiology Institute)

Company Description

The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore.

Job Description

The Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is a leading multi-disciplinary institute devoted to developing new paradigms for understanding biological functions in health and diseases from the perspective of cell, tissue and organ mechanics/dynamics and mechano-signal transduction. The institute operates on a fully integrated open-lab philosophy, with an extensive infrastructure supported by core facilities dedicated to technology such as state-of-the-art light microscopy, nano- and micro- fabrication, and computing.

The MBI seeks to recruit a Laboratory Technologist to support its Wet Lab Core Facility. The selected candidate's responsibilities will include:

1. Collecting and sterilizing biohazard waste
2. Replenishing consumables stock and housekeeping of laboratory store, tissue culture facilities, core facilities room, and sample preparation room
3. Washing glassware and replenishing glassware in cabinets
4. Providing autoclaving services of labware and media to research personnel
5. Attending to lab deliveries
6. Assisting in lab consumables purchases
7. Assisting in laboratory operation activities as and when required
8. Assisting in chemical waste collection by hazardous waste collection company
9. Preparation of 70% ethanol
10. Changing gas cylinders
11. Performing stand-in duties when necessary

Qualifications

• Minimum "N" level
• Able to speak and read English
• Basic computer skills such as Microsoft Excel and Outlook for emails
• Hardworking, responsible, and proactive
• Willing to undergo mandatory N95 mask fit-testing
• Prior working experience in a biological research laboratory will be an added advantage

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: Mechanobiology Institute
Department: Wet Lab Core
Employee Referral Eligible:
Job requisition ID: 27773