RESEARCH ASSISTANT: GLASSHOUSE

The Agricultural Research Council
📍 Roodeplaat, Gauteng, South Africa 💼 fulltime 🕒 Posted June 25, 2026

Job Description


  • Keeping the washroom, pot preparation and industrial autoclave room clean.

  • Assist research technicians and researchers with any research activity especially glasshouse trials
    and field trials

  • Autoclaving soil, pots and glassware, water and media etc

  • Prepare and set up pots and Leonard jars for trial and make sure there is enough distilled water in
    the glasshouses

  • Carry heavy soils for trials to the glasshouses

  • Washing BNF glassware manually or with dishwasher machine

  • Recoding of incubation rooms, cold rooms and fridges temperatures on the log sheets (ISO)

  • Laboratory stock solution preparation and all good laboratory practice duties

  • Support collection research and diagnostic activities

  • Collecting stock from stores and delivered items for the Unit

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Job Details

  • Location Roodeplaat, Gauteng
  • Job Type fulltime
  • Category Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
  • Posted Date June 25, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 04, 2026