Assistant Technical Officer, School of Medical & Health Sciences

Established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (“TWGHs”) in 2010, Tung Wah College (TWC) is a self-financing degree-granting institution registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap.320). Following the educational ideals of TWGHs and leveraging on its renowned strengths and expertise, TWC aims to provide high quality tertiary education to nurture competent, socially responsible and caring professionals for the benefits of society.

With the staunch support of TWGHs, TWC has been developing rapidly and built up a niche in healthcare education. It is the first self-financing tertiary institution offering professionally accredited degrees to train allied health professionals such as medical laboratory technologists, occupational therapists and radiation therapists. Besides, the College is also the first institution registered under Cap. 320 offering early childhood education degree and higher diploma programmes to train qualified kindergarten teachers and child care professionals.

Currently, TWC has 4 schools (namely School of Arts and Humanities, School of Management, School of Medical and Health Sciences, and School of Nursing) running a total of 22 degree, sub-degree, diploma, certificate and advanced certificate programmes in several disciplines. It has a student population of over 3,900 in 2023/2024. Since establishment, TWC has nurtured over 5,200 graduates.

Being a young and vibrant institution, TWC aspires to become a leading private university in the long term. It is planning to launch a number of new programmes, strengthen teaching and learning facilities and quality, and enhance research capability etc. in coming years. To cope with its continuous development, we are now inviting highly qualified candidates to fill the following post:

Duties

The appointee will work in the laboratories of School of Medical and Health Sciences. He / She will be required but not limited to:

1. provide technical advice and support to laboratory users; 
2. facilitate laboratory users to conduct demonstration, teaching and learning in laboratory session for undergraduate and sub-degree students;
3. perform regular maintenance of all laboratory equipment and facilities to ensure smooth operation of the Medical Science and Life Science laboratories;
4. assist students in the procedural / practical steps during laboratory sessions;
5. assist in supervision of students in the laboratory;
6. be responsible for controlling the Student Laboratory Booking Systems and regular stock maintenance and procurement;
7. assist in project, research and consultancy activities of the teaching staff;
8. enforce laboratory safety in the teaching laboratories;
9. assist in the implementation of Health and Safety policies of the College; and
10. perform any other duties as assigned by the Dean or his / her delegate.

Requirements

Applicants should:

1. possess a Bachelor’s degree in Biological / Biomedical / Chemical Sciences or relevant disciplines;
2. have some relevant working experience in laboratories of tertiary institution / clinic / hospital;
3. have good knowledge of health and safety practices;
4. possess IT and computer knowledge; and
5. work irregular hours including Saturdays and Sundays if necessary.

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

School as assigned by the Dean/Lab Director e.g. lab visits, IT works, site works contractors liaison etc.;

• Assignment of duties to the Technical Officers/Assistant Technical Officers on consultation with the Dean/Lab Director;
• Training of technical staff, lab users, research assistants on lab safety. equipment use etc.;
• Provide regular reporting on the MHS lab operations to the Dean/Lab Director;
• Any other duties as assigned by the Dean/Lab Director.

Requirements

Applicants should:

Possess a Bachelor’s degree in laboratory science and at least 5 year working experience as a senior technical staff in a tertiary institution with sound knowledge of chemical, biological and physical safety enforcement in teaching labs. Skills and expertise in medical equipment utilization/maintenance will be a distinct advantage.

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

To apply, please submit your application letter, resume and a completed application form (available at by mail to the Human Resources Office, Tung Wah College, 90A Shantung Street, Mongkok, Kowloon or email to [email redacted, apply via Company website]. Please quote the reference number of the post in the application letter and on the envelope. The College reserves the right to fill or not to fill the post. Applicants who are not contacted by the College 4 months after the application deadline may consider their applications unsuccessful. For enquiries, please contact .

Application Deadline: 17 May 2024 (Friday)

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