Unique Personnel: Laboratory Student Internships 2022
Unique Personnel: Laboratory Student Internships 2022 has become available in Gateng for students pursuing any of the below qualifications. If interested, kindly check the below requirements. STREAK OF LUCK!
Unique Personnel invites applicants to apply Student Internship / Work-Integrated Learning Programme 2022.
Company: Unique Personnel
Date Listed: 30 March 2022
Job Type: Student Internship / WIL
Location: East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa
Closing Date: Not Specified
The lab intern will assist in the daily care of algal cultures, including inoculation, monitoring, vessel transfers, weighing, and cleaning protocols and will provide support to senior laboratory staff.
This provides an ideal opportunity for work experience within the field of microalgae production and culture optimisation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare nutrient and chemical stocks for algae production.
Perform cleaning and sanitation duties for algae production equipment. - Prepare flask, media, and algae production equipment for autoclaving.
- Inoculate flasks with algal cultures and maintain cultures in a controlled growing environment for scale-up, up to 10 L photo-bioreactors, ensuring sterile and axenic culture conditions.
- Monitor algae growth parameters in lab and scale-up bioreactors.
- Perform routine water chemistry analysis and routine measurements for characterizing algae productivity and process yield.
- Perform microscopic evaluations of cultures.
- Keep daily records of observations and activities.
- Assist with research and experiments as needed.
Requirements and Experience:
- Studying towards a BSc or BSC Hons in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry.
- Previous experience working with hazardous materials, chemicals and laboratory equipment, and knowledge of maintenance of axenic cultures and maintaining sterile culture conditions is a plus.
- Ability to operate a microscope unaided.
- Must be computer literate, proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, specifically Excel is a must.
- Experience with data collection is a plus.
- Ability to follow instructions.
- Good communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
How to Apply for Unique Personnel: Laboratory Student Internships 2022
CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR LABORATORY STUDENT INTERNSHIP / WIL PROGRAMME
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