Plant Tissue Culture Technician

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	نوع العقد	دوام كامل
	طبيعة الوظيفة	بالموقع
	الموقع	السعودية

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About the Role

Eram Talent is seeking a Plant Tissue Culture Technician to join our team. This full-time position involves the laboratory-based propagation of rare, endangered, difficult-to-propagate, and high-value plant species using advanced tissue culture and micropropagation techniques. The role is integral to supporting living plant collections, plant conservation programs, and specialized in-vitro propagation activities.

Key Responsibilities

Propagate rare, endangered, and high-value plant species through tissue culture and micropropagation.
Initiate, establish, multiply, root, and maintain in-vitro plant cultures following species-specific protocols.
Select and prepare suitable explant material for tissue culture initiation.
Perform surface sterilization and maintain strict aseptic techniques to minimize contamination.
Prepare and modify plant tissue culture media, including nutrients, vitamins, plant growth regulators, carbohydrates, and gelling agents.
Monitor cultures for growth, development, contamination, physiological abnormalities, and overall performance.
Conduct routine subculturing and transfer plant material under sterile conditions.
Maintain appropriate temperature, photoperiod, light intensity, and other environmental conditions for tissue cultures.
Operate, clean, sterilize, and maintain laboratory equipment such as autoclaves, laminar-flow cabinets, growth chambers, balances, pH meters, and microscopes.
Monitor equipment performance and coordinate maintenance and calibration requirements.
Implement laboratory cleaning, sterilization, contamination-control, and waste-management procedures.
Identify sources of microbial contamination and implement corrective and preventive measures.
Support the transfer and acclimatization of tissue-cultured plants from in-vitro to ex-vitro conditions.
Develop, refine, document, and standardize tissue culture protocols for priority plant species.
Maintain detailed records covering explant sources, media formulations, culture dates, subcultures, treatments, contamination rates, multiplication rates, rooting success, and plant survival.
Maintain laboratory inventories of culture media components, consumables, chemicals, glassware, and sterile materials.
Support plant conservation and recovery programs for endangered, threatened, rare, and difficult-to-propagate species.
Assist with research and trials aimed at improving propagation success.
Provide practical training and technical guidance to staff, interns, and students.
Ensure laboratory activities comply with applicable health, safety, chemical handling, biological material, biosecurity, and laboratory operating requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

Experience required: 0-1 years in a relevant field.
Demonstrated experience in plant tissue culture and micropropagation techniques.
Proficiency in maintaining sterile laboratory conditions and aseptic techniques.
Knowledge of plant physiology, growth regulators, and media preparation.

Skills and Competencies

Strong attention to detail and precision in laboratory procedures.
Ability to monitor and interpret plant growth and development.
Competence in operating and maintaining laboratory equipment.
Excellent record-keeping and documentation skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Work Environment

This role operates within a laboratory setting, requiring adherence to strict health, safety, and biosecurity protocols. The position is full-time, contributing to critical plant conservation and propagation efforts.