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University of Otago

Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory Technician

Dunedin

FULL TIME

October 24, 2024


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SCHOOL OF PHARMACY - HE RAU KAWAKAWA
The role/Te mahi
As a Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory Technician in our School of Pharmacy, you will primarily support 200 and 300 level medicinal chemistry and medicine, delivery teaching in a new Pharmaceutical Sciences degree.
You will also support preparation and delivery of the existing PHCY211(Fundamental Pharmaceutical Science) practicals.
Key tasks of this role include:
  • Ensuring undergraduate laboratories run smoothly and the learning experience of students is optimised.
  • Ensuring laboratories run safely and chemical residues and biohazard waste are disposed of appropriately.
  • Assisting academic staff with planning laboratory classes, including maintaining files and ordering chemicals and equipment as required.
  • Setting up laboratory classes, including preparation of required reagents.
  • Shutting down equipment and cleaning up the laboratory at the end of the class.
  • Demonstrating use of equipment and techniques to staff and students.
  • Promoting safe practices in the laboratories.
  • Assisting with invigilation of in-course assessment and administration of examination marking.
  • Keeping good records of reagents and equipment ordered and of laboratory procedures.
  • Ensuring that all equipment is in working order and ready for use.
  • Supporting research staff and postgraduate students as availability allows.
Your skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako
You will be self-motivated, flexible, innovative and open to new ideas that can improve the course and benefit students and staff alike.
The successful candidate will also have:
  • A BSc or equivalent in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a relevant related discipline.
  • Experience in teaching and or research laboratories in a relevant discipline.
  • Experience setting up and demonstrating in an undergraduate laboratory setting.
  • An understanding of basic laboratory and pharmaceutical testing equipment.
  • Good organisational skills and communication skills.
  • The ability to maintain excellent records in a scientific setting.
  • The ability to work alone and unsupervised.
About our team/Mō te tīma
The School of Pharmacy at the University of Otago is helping improve health outcomes for communities and leading change in the most innovative School of Pharmacy in New Zealand.
Our modern teaching spaces encourage new ways of thinking and learning.
Further details/Pūroko
This is a permanent, part time (0.8FTE / 30 hours) position, based in Dunedin. The role commences in February 2025.
The appointment range for this role is $65,281 to $69,648. Top of the range is $74,947, pro rata.
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
The University of Otago is a workplace that values and utilises diverse and inclusive thinking, people and behaviours. This means that we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and that the contributions of staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected.
Specific enquiries regarding the role may be directed to Blake Gibson via the contact details.
Application/Tono
Applications quoting reference number 2401671 will close on Sunday, 10 November 2024.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, the University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.

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