Translational Research and Innovations
Website:
triindia.org
Job details:
LAB TECHNICIAN – Plant Tissue Culture
📍 Location: Gwalior (Local candidates only)
🕒 Full-time | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, 6 days a week
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Lab Technician to join our tissue culture lab in Gwalior. The role involves plant tissue culture operations, maintaining aseptic conditions, and supporting daily lab activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform sub-culturing and multiplication operations
- Prepare culture media as per standard protocols
- Maintain aseptic conditions in the laminar flow hood and culture room
- Monitor and record growth of cultures
- Maintain culture room conditions (temperature, humidity, light cycles)
- Sterilize glassware, instruments, and equipment
- Label and organize culture bottles/containers
- Identify and remove contaminated cultures
- Maintain daily logbooks/registers
- Follow safety protocols and SOPs
- Assist in inventory management of media ingredients and consumables
- Support team members in routine lab activities
Required Qualifications
- Minimum: 12th Pass
- Preferred: B.Sc. in Agriculture / Botany / Biotechnology / Life Sciences
Experience
- Mandatory: Previous hands-on experience in plant tissue culture (2–3 years)
- Must have worked with laminar flow hood, media preparation, aseptic techniques, sub-culturing, and culture maintenance
Required Skills
- Aseptic handling techniques
- Media preparation (MS media etc.)
- Culture operations: explant preparation, inoculation, sub-culturing
- Equipment handling: autoclave, laminar flow hood, pH meter, weighing balance
- Contamination identification and control
Benefits
- Health Insurance, PF
- Annual Increment: Performance based
📩 Only candidates based in Gwalior/nearby should apply.
Apply: [Piyush@triindia.org]
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