# Technical Officer - Department of Ocean Science

**Company**: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
**Location**: Clear Water Bay
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

The Department of Ocean Science at HKUST is seeking a Technical Officer to provide technical and administrative support for the daily operation and maintenance of equipment and facilities in the Department's research and teaching labs.

Responsibilities:

- Manage IT network infrastructure, virtual servers, and parallel computing systems in Unix/Linux environments.

- Assist in installing, configuring, diagnosing, and troubleshooting software and hardware.

- Liaise with the university's IT Office to ensure network security and infrastructure upgrades.

- Prepare laboratories for academic courses and research projects.

- Provide training in the use of experimental equipment and facilities.

- Assist in monitoring laboratory safety and access control.

- Provide technical support in building and maintaining research computing systems.

- Perform other duties assigned by senior management.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in science disciplines or a relevant higher diploma/certificate.

- At least 2 years of post-qualification working experience in biology or chemistry laboratories.

- Experience in laboratory management and administration, and providing IT support is preferred.

- Strong sense of responsibility, self-initiative, and ability to multi-task and work independently and in a team.

- Good communication skills.

Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits including annual leave, medical and dental benefits will be provided. A gratuity will be payable upon successful completion of contract.

## Skills

### Required
- Unix/Linux
- network infrastructure
- parallel computing systems
- bioinformatics servers
- computing clusters

### Nice to have
- laboratory management
- administration
- IT support
- parallel computing clusters

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