Date Palm Tissue Culture Technician

About this role

The Date Palm Tissue Culture Technician is responsible for the initiation, maintenance, multiplication, and acclimatization of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) plantlets using in vitro tissue culture techniques. The technician will support large-scale micropropagation, ensure culture quality, and maintain sterile laboratory operations in compliance with standard protocols.
Scope of Work / Deliverables
Initiate and maintain date palm explants (shoot meristems, somatic embryos) under aseptic conditions
Prepare and sterilize culture media, reagents, and consumables
Perform subculturing, multiplication, shooting and rooting of in vitro cultures
Monitor cultures for contamination, physiological disorders, and growth performance
Conduct somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis protocols.
Assist with acclimatization and hardening of plantlets in the greenhouse.
Maintain detailed records of cultures, protocols, and production output
Follow laboratory safety, hygiene, and quality control procedures
Support protocol optimization and scaling-up activities
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Plant Pathology, Agronomy, Horticulture, Biological Sciences, or a related field. (Associate degree/Diploma with relevant hands-on lab experience will also be considered)
Hands-on experience in plant tissue culture, preferably with date palm
Strong knowledge of aseptic techniques and culture media preparation
Plant tissue transformation
Hands-on experience in plant tissue culture, preferably with date palm
Strong knowledge of aseptic techniques and culture media preparation
Plant tissue transformation