Ref: RP749-418

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Job Description
- Implement and administer high throughput clonal production of date palm plantlets to meet the demand and scheduled delivery timelines.
- Constant improvement of production protocol processes, management methods to generate improved facility performance, optimizing work flow, efficient plantlet production, budget commitments, and overall production excellence.
- Maintain a high standard of date palm plantlet quality to match customer satisfaction with order fulfillment.
- Manage and track consumable item inventories and ordering for maintaining a consistent work flow.
- Supervise and maintain efficient workflow of the tissue culture production employees.
- Efficient management of Molecular labs for characterizing the clones for maintaining true- to- type plantlets.
- Maintaining international linkages with tissue culture labs to update and maintain collaboration in production and research as applicable.
- Train and oversee students in basic Tissue culture technology.
- Build sustainable positive working relationships with key stakeholders and other government agencies, interest groups, national and international counterpart organizations.
- Provide intellectual leadership in the technologies and proactively keeps up-to-date with relevant developments in tissue culture and ensure primary point of contact for the specialized queries related to tissue culture technology.
- Any additional work assigned by the Unit Director.

Requirements

Minimum Qualification
- Ph. D. in Horticulture / Plant Science with working knowledge in Plant Tissue Culture techniques and Nursery management.

Preferred Qualification
- Candidate is expected to have a background and expertise in tissue culture production techniques in diversified crops is desirable and a strong working experience in high throughput date palm tissue culture production is essential.
- Publication record: the candidates should have evidence of publication record in the field of plant tissue culture.
- Detail oriented, highly organized, proficient in documenting tissue culture protocols and inventory management.
- Experience of working in regulated/simulated laboratory environments is an added advantage.
- Documentation of extramural research funding: The candidate should have the capability and skill in writing high quality research proposals to channelize funds from international and national agencies.
- Candidate should have excellent communication skills and experience in lab management.

About the Company

Founded in 1976 by the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAEU is a comprehensive, research-intensive university enrolling about 14,000 Emirati and international students. As the UAE’s flagship university, UAEU offers a full range of accredited, high-quality graduate and undergraduate programs through nine Colleges: Business and Economics; Education; Engineering; Food and Agriculture; Humanities and Social Sciences; IT; Law; Medicine and Health Sciences; and Science. With a distinguished international faculty, state-of-the art new campus, and full range of student support services, UAEU offers a living-learning environment that is unmatched in the UAE.

As a research-intensive university of international stature, UAEU works with its partners in industry to provide research solutions to challenges faced by the nation, the region, and the world. The University has established research centers of strategic importance to the country and the region which are advancing knowledge in critical areas ranging from water resources to cancer treatments. UAEU is currently ranked the number one research university in the GCC, number two in the Arab World, and #370 globally.

UAEU’s academic programs have been developed in partnership with employers, so our graduates are in high demand. UAEU alumni hold key positions in industry, commerce, and government throughout the region. Our continuing investments in facilities, services, and staff ensure that UAEU will continue to serve as a model of innovation and excellence.

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AED 3,000

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