Laboratory Assistant at the Department of Physics, School of Sciences and Humanities

1) collaborates with the Faculty and Teaching Assistants of the School in the preparation of laboratory sessions;

2) prepares necessary consumables and equipment for laboratory sessions;

3) conducts modeling of laboratory sessions together with Teaching Assistants;

4) conducts regular visits of the laboratories;

5) performs activities related to the installation, maintenance, configuration, and ongoing testing of laboratory equipment;

6) maintains laboratory equipment in good working condition;

7) conducts an inventory of laboratory equipment and consumables regularly;

8) determines the need for protective equipment and other necessary supplies for laboratories in conjunction with the University Healthcare Department (hereinafter referred to as UHD);

9) conducts instructions in the laboratory for students/laboratory users, within the framework of his/her official duties and powers;

10) develops standard operating procedures (SOP) for equipment and health and safety instructions for potentially dangerous types of work in conjunction with the UHD;

11) conducts training sessions on the use of equipment for persons assigned to work in the laboratory;

12) assists in preparing the budget requests for the relevant reporting period, including preparation of justifications;

13) prepares technical specifications for procurement of goods together with the initiator;

14) participates in acceptance, verification, testing of the purchased equipment and consumables for the laboratory as a member of the acceptance committee;

15) participates in the annual inventory of fixed assets of the School together with concerned structural divisions of the University;

16) prepares documents for writing off the necessary consumables from the University's warehouses;

17) provides reports, information, and data at the request of the structural divisions and organizations of the University, in agreement with the School's management, within the competence;

18) ensures the safety of documents within the framework of supervised direction;

19) maintains correspondence within the scope of his/her functional responsibilities;

20) participates in the identification, evaluation, management, and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction

Education:

Bachelor degree or its equivalent from a higher education institution with English language of instruction; Master’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications:

Priority specializations:

- STEM majors (Bachelors or Masters in Physics degree);

Work experience

At least 1-year experience of working with laboratory equipment. Excellent knowledge of safety basics during the work on laboratory equipment

Knowledge and skills:

- knowledge in the relevant field;

- knowledge of the basic principles of preparing a technical specification for equipment or consumables;

- knowledge of safety regulations when working in the laboratory;

- knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint programs;

- fluent in English, Kazakh, and Russian languages;

- ability to work effectively on an individual basis and as a member in international team;

- experience of working with different cultures;

- interpersonal and organizational skills.

- eager to work with students;

- skills in preparing and conducting presentations;

- skills in working with basic laboratory equipment.