Job Description
Rhodes University in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, is looking for a Senior Technical Officer to join the Pharmacy Faculty’s Pharmaceutics division. This full-time, permanent position involves supporting teaching, research, and laboratory operations in a university setting. Responsibilities include planning and delivering undergraduate practical sessions, assisting postgraduate students, managing undergraduate Pharmaceutics labs, and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree (NQF Level 7) or similar in a technical field, with at least two years of lab experience, preferably in pharmacy, university, industrial, or school settings. Experience must include safe chemical handling, waste disposal, equipment use, lab maintenance, record-keeping, budget management, and six months of lab supervision. Salary ranges from R367,497 to R499,206 per year, including benefits.