LABORATORY TECHNICIAN: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – NUST

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
Department: Mechanical, Industrial and Electrical Engineering
Laboratory Technician: Mechanical Engineering

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) in Mechanical Engineering with at least three (3) years experience in industry. Competence to teach the following: Workshop Practice; Engineering Drawing; Engineering Graphics. Ability to prepare, set-up laboratory experiments, and to guide the students accordingly, during laboratory/practical sessions.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain the laboratories and equipment therein, control and manage the inventory in the laboratory of responsibility; prepare practical/laboratory classes and provide support to students during practical/laboratory sessions; evaluate the performance of the students during practical/laboratory sessions, e.g., marking their laboratory reports; organise excursions; assist the Laboratory manager to monitor the Work Integrated Learning programme; invigilate during practical sessions/examinations.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Teach, assess, and develop curriculum, conduct community service, and administration. Supervise research (projects and/or thesis) at undergraduate levels;
conduct research and publish in accredited journals; source for research or project funding; establish professional networks with industry and universities
and partake in Department, Faculty, and/or University Committees.

NUST is an equal opportunity employer and encourages suitably qualified Namibians, especially from designated groups such as women and persons with disabilities with a distinguished record of achievements and proven capacity to lead in a stimulating and culturally diverse environment to submit their applications.