# Plant Tissue Culture Technician

> Eram Talent · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-22

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** KST

## Description

We are seeking an experienced **Plant Tissue Culture Technician** responsible for the laboratory-based propagation of rare, endangered, difficult-to-propagate, and high-value plant species using **tissue culture and micropropagation techniques**.

The role will support living plant collections, plant conservation programmes, and specialised in-vitro propagation activities. The successful candidate will establish and maintain sterile laboratory conditions, prepare culture media, initiate and maintain plant cultures, monitor plant development, and support the acclimatisation of tissue-cultured plants.

### Key Responsibilities

-   Propagate rare, endangered, difficult-to-propagate, and high-value plant species using tissue culture and micropropagation techniques.
-   Initiate, establish, multiply, root, and maintain **in-vitro plant cultures** according to species-specific protocols.
-   Select and prepare suitable explant material for tissue culture initiation.
-   Perform surface sterilisation and maintain strict aseptic techniques to minimise contamination.
-   Prepare and modify plant tissue culture media, including nutrients, vitamins, plant growth regulators, carbohydrates, and gelling agents.
-   Monitor cultures for growth, development, contamination, physiological abnormalities, and overall performance.
-   Conduct routine subculturing and transfer plant material under sterile conditions.
-   Maintain appropriate temperature, photoperiod, light intensity, and other environmental conditions for tissue cultures.
-   Operate, clean, sterilise, and maintain laboratory equipment including **autoclaves, laminar-flow cabinets, growth chambers, balances, pH meters, and microscopes**.
-   Monitor equipment performance and coordinate maintenance and calibration requirements.
-   Implement laboratory cleaning, sterilisation, contamination-control, and waste-management procedures.
-   Identify sources of microbial contamination and implement corrective and preventive measures.
-   Support the transfer and acclimatisation of tissue-cultured plants from **in-vitro to ex-vitro** conditions.
-   Develop, refine, document, and standardise tissue culture protocols for priority plant species.
-   Maintain detailed records covering explant sources, media formulations, culture dates, subcultures, treatments, contamination rates, multiplication rates, rooting success, and plant survival.
-   Maintain laboratory inventories of culture media components, consumables, chemicals, glassware, and sterile materials.
-   Support plant conservation and recovery programmes for endangered, threatened, rare, and difficult-to-propagate species.
-   Assist with research and trials aimed at improving propagation success.
-   Provide practical training and technical guidance to staff, interns, and students.
-   Ensure laboratory activities comply with applicable health, safety, chemical handling, biological material, biosecurity, and laboratory operating requirements.

## Requirements

-   Degree in **Biology, Plant Biology, Botany, Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Horticulture**, or a related field.
-   Formal training in **plant tissue culture, micropropagation, plant biotechnology**, or related laboratory techniques is preferred.
-   **Minimum 5+ years of relevant laboratory experience** involving plant tissue culture and micropropagation.
-   Demonstrated practical experience in **culture initiation, multiplication, subculturing, rooting, and culture maintenance**.
-   Experience propagating **rare, endangered, difficult-to-propagate, or high-value plant species** is highly desirable.
-   Strong practical experience in **explant selection, preparation, surface sterilisation, and aseptic handling**.
-   Demonstrated experience preparing and modifying plant tissue culture media and working with **plant growth regulators**.
-   Extensive experience maintaining sterile laboratory conditions and controlling contamination.
-   Hands-on experience operating **autoclaves, laminar-flow cabinets, growth chambers, pH meters, balances, microscopes**, and related laboratory equipment.
-   Experience identifying and troubleshooting contamination, culture decline, abnormal growth, poor multiplication, and rooting problems.
-   Experience monitoring environmental conditions for in-vitro cultures.
-   Experience with **hardening and acclimatisation** of tissue-cultured plants to greenhouse or nursery environments.
-   Experience developing, testing, refining, or documenting species-specific micropropagation protocols.
-   Strong laboratory record-keeping, data-management, inventory-management, and technical documentation skills.
-   Experience supporting **plant conservation, ex-situ conservation, or endangered species propagation** projects is preferred.
-   Ability to collaborate effectively with **botanists, horticulturists, researchers, conservation specialists, and academic institutions**.
-   Demonstrated ability to train staff, interns, students, or laboratory personnel in tissue culture techniques.
-   Strong troubleshooting, analytical, observational, and problem-solving skills.
-   Strong attention to detail and ability to perform laboratory procedures consistently and precisely.
-   Previous experience in a **botanic garden, plant tissue culture laboratory, research institution, university, conservation facility, commercial micropropagation laboratory, or comparable plant-science environment** is preferred

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