Research Assistant - Date Palm Unit

• The Date Palm Unit is seeking a dedicated and skilled Research Assistant to join our team.

• This role involves executing methodologies for plant tissue culture and micropropagation cloning activities, playing a crucial part in our mission to advance mass-scale clone production.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform tissue culture and micropropagation methodologies for large-scale clone production.

• Help execute cultivation methods for efficient, high-throughput propagation.

• Maintain glassware and culture media stock for production.

• Operate laboratory equipment safely, including autoclaves, centrifuges, incubators, laminar flow hoods, and analytical balances.

• Ensure the cleanliness of glassware, plastic ware, and other supplies as needed.

Minimum Qualification

• Experience: - 1-2 years of experience in plant tissue culture, nursery production, plant propagation, or a sterile laboratory setting, or a combination thereof, is strongly preferred.

• Experience in setting up, operating, and maintaining laboratory equipment and apparatus, and modifying equipment according to experimental specifications.

• Proficiency in optimizing plant production techniques/protocols and maintaining general laboratory cleanliness, organization, and safety.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.