Lab Engineer – Biomedical Engineering
Job Description
Lab Engineer – Biomedical Engineering- UAEN
The Lab Engineer is responsible for supporting the functioning and development of labs within the faculty of Engineering and working closely with Department faculty to provide high-quality technical support in labs, referring to both teaching and research lab activities, facilitating students to acquire hands-on lab experiences better and supporting faculty to its research at the lab.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Manage the allocation of work and responsibilities to the assigned technical team
- Coordinate day-to-day operations of the assigned laboratory and the assigned laboratory staff
- Ensure work is carried out and performed to the required standards
- Monitor and maintain an organized, clean and safe working environment in labs and ensure
- compliance with work-related legal, health and safety standards, ensuring compliance with all
contamination preventive measures
- Contribute to recruitment, training, development, and performance appraisal of the assigned lab staff
- Ensure stock of equipment and consumables within a pre-set level of expenditure
- Support in identifying and purchasing lab equipment, following consultation with appropriate faculty and working closely with procurement/facilities management/finance departments
- Support in budget preparation by highlighting resource requirements such as equipment, manpower and space
- Advise faculty and students on all aspects of technical support services
- Work closely with the direct supervisor to provide excellent lab services to faculty, students and researchers
- Adhere to the University’s information security and confidentiality policies and procedures, and report breaches or other security risks accordingly
- Coordinate with other departments to facilitate the accomplishment of tasks and responsibilities, as and when needed
- Perform any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
- Minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experience
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