Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Job Post - Director of Life-sciences Core Facilities
Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) in Shantou, Guangdong Province, is looking for an experienced Ph.D. in Biotechnology or Biology to manage a core facility unit and provide high-end professional services to faculty members in order to support their research.
The position is in GTIIT for a period of at least three years.
Start Date: ASAP
Position descriptions:
Establishing and running a new core facility unit providing services to researchers. The unit includes a large variety of biological instruments and technologies, including light microscopy, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, flow cytometry and sorting, genomics, mass spectrometry, and other research equipment including ultra-centrifuges, plate readers, gel-documentation, sonicators, etc.
The responsibilities include:
- Assisting in choosing and purchasing of proper equipment/materials for the unit, installing and testing them.
- Writing operation manuals, methods and protocols of the instruments for the users (graduated students and faculty members).
- Taking care of safety issues in the lab.
- Teaching the users and assisting them to operate the instruments. Supervising the work of the users to ensure proper usage and reliable results.
- Taking care of time-sharing and scheduling the work on the instruments.
- Assist to perform results analyses when required (Including image analyses, bio-informatics and FACS analysis).
- Taking care of maintenance and keeping the lab facilities operational and ready for the users (Including managing proper inventory of spare parts).
- Supervising, manage and guiding a team of research field specialists.
- Taking care of routine administrative tasks related to the core facility unit.
- Taking care of charging the users, according to faculty policy.
- Participating in research projects carried out by faculty members.
Position requirements:
- Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology, Biology or other relevant programs.
- Fluent English: speaking, reading and writing.
- Experience in working with biological technologies, such as light microscopy, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, flow cytometry and sorting, genomics, mass spectrometry.
- Excellent communication, educational skills and service consciousness.
- Ability of solving technical problems and self-learning.
- Ability of reading scientific papers and adopting research procedures.
- Traveling to the Technion in Haifa, Israel for a training period as needed.
Application:
Submit your:
- Curriculum vitae
- Two letters of recommendation (one from the mentor for PhD and/or MSc studies)
- Degree certificates with English translation
- A short statements how your application matches the above given selection criteria
Send all documents electronically to: hr@gtiit.edu.cn
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by GTIIT for interview arrangements.
© GUANGDONG TECHNION-ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 粤ICP备17036470号