Job title: Laboratory Technician
Grade: 15,000-18,000 baht pcm
Location: Mae Sot
Full-time/part-time: 100% full-time
Introduction
The Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) is a field station attached to the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. It is part of the Mahidol Oxford Research Unit (MORU) which is a collaborative effort between Mahidol and Oxford Universities, and is part-funded by a global charitable foundation, the Wellcome Trust. SMRU’s aims are to i) treat and care for patients with malaria, ii) undertake research into malaria in order to determine the best methods of prevention and treatment, and iii) to advise on the treatment and the control of malaria in the South East Asia region and more widely.
SMRU is based in Mae Sot where the main laboratories (Malaria, Haematology and Microbiology) are located and receives samples from sites along the Thai-Myanmar border. Currently a range of treatment response studies and malaria surveys for characterisation of sub-microscopic parasitemia are being carried out by SMRU. Providing laboratory support for these activities will be one the roles of this position.
The laboratory technician will have the main following tasks:
• Receiving and processing of blood samples for parasite and human genotyping.
• Performing molecular methods on clinical samples, including nucleic acid extraction, conventional PCR, real-time PCR and gel electrophoresis.
• Reporting of results.
• Maintaining sample/result databases.
• Report to head of laboratory and to clinical/field activity coordinator
Responsible to
Laboratory supervisors and clinical/field activity coordinator
Responsible for
Laboratory assistants
Essential Criteria
• A degree in medical technology, molecular biology, microbiology or related subject.
• Experience in molecular biology, including extraction and PCR techniques
• Use of excel
• Fluency in Thai and English.
• Adaptability to flexible work loads and hours.
• The ability to work as part of a multicultural team.
Desirable Criteria
• Ability to work efficiently and tidy
• Organisational skills
• The ability to present results to colleagues
Interested persons should send a resume to:
Dr. Clare Ling Ms Wanitda Watthanaworawit
Clare@tropmedres.ac Wanitda@tropmedres.ac SMRU
PO Box 46
Mae Sot, Tak 63110
Phone: 055-545021
Fax: 055-545020
