Job summary
Eram Talent is seeking a Date Palm Tissue Culture Technician in Jeddah to perform initiation, maintenance, multiplication and acclimatization of date palm plantlets using in vitro techniques. The role ensures culture quality, sterile laboratory practices and supports scaling-up production.
Key responsibilities
- Initiate and maintain date palm explants under aseptic conditions
- Prepare and sterilize culture media, reagents, and consumables
- Perform subculturing, multiplication, shooting and rooting of cultures
- Monitor cultures for contamination and physiological disorders
- Execute somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis protocols
- Assist with acclimatization and hardening of plantlets in greenhouse
- Maintain detailed records of cultures, protocols and production output
- Follow laboratory safety, hygiene and quality control procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, Agronomy, Horticulture, Biological Sciences or related field (diploma/associate with experience considered)
- Hands-on experience in plant tissue culture, preferably with date palm
- Strong knowledge of aseptic techniques and culture media preparation
- Experience with plant tissue transformation
Skills
Plant tissue cultureAseptic techniqueMedia preparationSomatic embryogenesisOrganogenesisSubculturingContamination monitoringGreenhouse acclimatizationRecord keepingProtocol optimization
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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