- Job type
- Part-time
- Location
- Muscat, Oman
- Experience
- Not stated
- Salary
- Not stated
- Education
- Bachelor's in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery or an equivalent degree in veterinary laboratory science
- Posted
- 25 Oct 2026
Overview
A'Sharqiyah University is hiring a part-time research assistant for an externally funded project that will set regional baseline blood and biochemistry reference values for healthy dromedary camels. Field sampling takes place at an animal research centre in Muscat, with lab work at the university.
Key responsibilities
- Restrain camels safely and collect early-morning jugular blood samples to welfare and aseptic standards
- Prepare whole-blood and serum samples, run blood counts and support clinical chemistry analyser runs
- Maintain sample logs, cold-storage inventories, analyser records and supplies
- Enter and analyse data and help the lead researcher prepare project milestone reports
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery or equivalent veterinary laboratory science degree
- Hands-on clinical or field experience with large animals such as camels, ruminants or horses
- Skilled in venipuncture, animal handling and veterinary lab procedures and analysers
- Good English and Arabic, spreadsheet/GraphPad Prism skills and availability for early-morning work
Originally published on A'Sharqiyah University Careers. Details summarised by HireTalent; always confirm on the original advert.
