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Technician I

Durban
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Education
Reference: 125645

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Durban University of Technology

Job Profile
To provide professional laboratory expertise, guidance, and advice to the delivery of undergraduate academic activities within the department. To provide support for student learning, informal and formal training and instruction, and proficiency development with highly specialist techniques, production methods, and technology.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree / BTech (NQF 7) in Physics or equivalent with a vast understanding of Physics Labs and the environment.
A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in Experimental Physics as well as basic repair of laboratory equipment.
Basic use of power tools and equipment

Additional Recommendation:

The applicant should have a broad knowledge of first-year Physics.
Good communication and presentation skills
Good organizational and planning
Ability to work both independently and in a team
Competency in Microsoft Office applications and strong work ethic
Experience in E-learning
First Aid Training Course.

Summary of Duties:

Plan and facilitate student projects in the laboratories.
Compiling and designing physics laboratory manuals for students
Manage and maintain the laboratories.
Assist with the development of the laboratories.
Budgeting and ordering laboratory equipment.
Perform duties of setting up instruments, cleaning, dismantling, calibrating, and maintaining the equipment for safe use.
Assist in postgraduate research.

Closing date: 24 March 2025

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About Durban University of Technology

Durban University of Technology (DUT) is located on the warm east coast of South Africa. It sprawls over seven (7) campuses in tropical and picturesque Durban, and in Pietermaritzburg, with its undulating hills that flow over from the Drakensberg Mountain. According to our ENVISION2030 strategy, DUT’s DNA has two strands, namely ‘people-centred and engaged’ and ‘innovative and entrepreneurial’. These are interwoven intrinsically by a number of double pairs consisting of ‘values and principles’ that bind our double-helix together. The extrinsic expression of our DNA is via The DUT-Way; which demonstrates our collective character and behaviour. The University’s ultimate goal is to contribute towards improving the lives and livelihoods of all its people, both internal and external. DUT consistently strives towards excellence and greatness in teaching-learning and in research-innovation; something that was been recognized recently when The Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings placed DUT within the top 500 of Universities in the world and within the top 5 universities in South Africa. The enactment of these internationally recognized strengths is demonstrated in our impactful engagement internally and externally in service of our localities, the region and the country at large.