School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University

Laboratory Coordinator is imposed with the following functions:

1)       assistance to the Dean, the Head and Senior Laboratory Coordinator of the School in organizing the work and distributing the workload of the laboratory assistants;

2)       providing the necessary working conditions for equipment and laboratories, monitoring the condition of laboratories and equipment;

3)       monitoring of inventory and updating of lists of available materials in laboratories on a regular basis;

4)       analysis of needs in laboratory equipment, materials and reagents based on available cost data;

5)       consolidation of information about the necessary safety equipment in the laboratories of the School in the framework of the supervised direction, together with the Health and Safety Department;

6)       coordination of issues related to providing access to laboratories together with the interested structural divisions of the University;

7)       conducting training sessions on the use of equipment for persons assigned to work in the laboratory;

8)       conducting health and safety instructions in the laboratory for persons assigned to work in the laboratory, within the framework of his/her official duties and powers;

9)       monitoring compliance with health and safety rules in laboratories in accordance with the internal documents of the University;

10)  checking and assisting the Laboratory Assistants in developing standard operating procedures (SOP) for equipment and health and safety instructions for potentially hazardous work;

11)  ensuring the availability of SOP, health and safety instructions for potentially hazardous types of work and other safety-related documents in the laboratories of the supervised direction;

12)  preparation of a budget requests for the corresponding reporting period within the supervised direction;

13)  timely write-off of consumables in accordance with the operational budget plan;

14)  organizing a procurement plan for laboratories (goods, works, and services);

15)  verification of technical specifications for the procurement in accordance with the manual or other documents confirming the technical characteristics;

16)  participation in acceptance, verification, testing of the purchased equipment and consumables for the laboratory as a member of the acceptance committee;

17)  participation in the development of technical specifications and preparation of documents for concluding contracts and supplementary agreements;

18)  providing reports, information and data at the request of the structural divisions and organizations of the University, in agreement with the School's management, within the competence;

19)   ensuring the safety of documents within the supervised direction;

20)  maintaining correspondence within the scope of his/her functional responsibilities;

21)  participation in identification, evaluation, management and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction;

22)  timely and proper fulfillment of other orders of the Dean and the Head of School and the University management within the framework of his/her responsibilities and powers.

6. In order to perform the above functions, Laboratory Coordinator is obliged to:

1)       timely and proper execution of tasks of the Dean, the Head of the division and the University`s management;

2)       observe the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the University`s internal regulations;

3)       perform job duties in good faith;

4)       strictly respect labor and performance discipline;

5)       observe provision of the University`s mandatory internal documents;

6)       in case of dismissal or transfer to another position –pass all paper and digital information, to another person, specified by the Head, under act of acceptance-transfer, and submit the inventory assets to the accountable officers of the University.

Education

Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with English language of instruction

Priority specializations:

-      Engineering and Technical;

-      Chemistry and Technologies;

-      Engineering and Construction;

-      Computer Science

Work experience

-      Required work experience is defined in accordance with standard qualifications for administrative positions at the autonomous organization of education “Nazarbayev University”

Professional competencies

-      Ability to work with a large amount of information;

-      skills to operate laboratory equipment;

-      knowledge of planning and procurement processes for laboratory equipment and consumables;

-      knowledge of safety rules in working with laboratory equipment;

-      analytical skills;

-      literacy;

-      experienced user of MS Office programs;

-      Fluent in Kazakh, English and Russian

Personal competencies

-      Nazarbayev University competency model;

-      commitment to the goals and values of the University;

-      ability to work in a team and independently;

-      communicability;

-      responsibility;

-      stress tolerance;

-      initiative;

-      responsible approach to work

Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.

Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values  to identify how they fit into  Nazarbayev University core values