Responsibilities
About the Position
The Laboratories Assistant/Technician will provide support to the Research Department Laboratories and the activities they facilitate. The laboratories are equipped with an XR stage for Virtual Film Production, a Virtual Reality Studio and a volumetric capturing system. In the future the lab will acquire additional equipment for various purposes. This position requires training and experience in the operation, design, and maintenance of equipment, including software, hardware, infrastructure, and workflow management.
The successful candidate will be reporting to the respective Laboratories Manager.
Responsibilities of Laboratories Assistant/Technician:
- Provide support and oversight of the Research Department Laboratories, ensuring they are maintained, and utilised effectively.
- Oversee the daily operations of the laboratories, including safety training and compliance, coordinating use by CYENS employees, and assisting researchers and their groups in the use of equipment.
- Maintain and update the laboratories' inventory of equipment and supplies.
- Conduct regular maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment to ensure optimal performance and safety.
- Troubleshoot and fix equipment or any workflow that fails.
- Learn to operate existing and new equipment and their workflows.
- Assist researchers with their experimental protocols, providing technical support and troubleshooting.
- Assist and organise customers based on their specific needs.
- Document laboratory procedures and results, maintaining accurate records for traceability and compliance.
- Comply with all applicable safety and health regulations.
- Foster a collaborative and supportive work environment in the laboratories.
About us
CYENS Centre of Excellence (formerly known as RISE) is the Research and Innovation Centre on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies empowering knowledge and technology transfer in the region. CYENS CoE is supported by the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus and its founding Partners, the Municipality of Nicosia, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPI), University College London, the University of Cyprus, the Cyprus University of Technology and the Open University of Cyprus.
The Centre conducts excellent, internationally competitive scientific research in the areas of visual sciences, human factors and design, communication, and artificial intelligence delivered by high-calibre multidisciplinary research teams. CYENS engages in knowledge transfer and innovation activities aiming to bridge the gap between scientific research and STEM-led innovation and entrepreneurship.
CYENS, as a Centre of Excellence, cultivates a culture of innovation and creativity in an inspiring environment filled with academics, researchers, creative and onward-looking people, innovators, entrepreneurs, and practitioners. The Centre operates under the moto “Inspired by Humans Designed for Humans” with the vision to produce world class research that drives innovation towards social and economic benefit while conducting excellent, internationally competitive scientific research in the areas of visual sciences, human factors and design, communication, and artificial intelligence. It sets out to meet the challenge with a total potential funding of more than 30 million Euros for the first 7 years, from a Horizon 2020 Teaming Action and multiple other sources, and a business plan for long-term sustainability and growth.
