Research Assistant
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Total years of experience :10 years, 11 Months
Key Responsibilities
Research Support
• Assist professors and principal investigators in academic research work, and schedule practical classes & experiments for students.
• Analyze existing research methodologies, design improved methods and processes, study sources of data collection and recommend supplementary reading material and articles.
• Prepare and present research reports, analyze results and draft articles for publication in reputable research journals and magazines.
• In-charge of scientific apparatus and equipment that includes spectrophotometer, XRD, and electron microscopes, set-up apparatus for scheduled classes and assist senior researchers and professors in conducting experiments.
Key Responsibilities:
• In-charge of teaching optics, thermodynamic, magnetism, electricity and mechanics under the experimental physics stream.
• Conducted classes for general physics and analogue electronics for undergraduate students, developed test material and examination papers, assessed performance and assigned grades to students.
• Designed student assessment scorecards, recommended learning & development programs and evaluated results to map academic performance improvement.
• Researched new teaching methodologies and employed innovative techniques to enhance student knowledge and increase practical application of key theory concepts.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assisted in the design and development of printed circuit boards with particular focus on adhering to standard norms of production and followed industry best practices.
• Oversaw the manufacturing process and implemented important projects to improve performance and increase manufacturing efficiency.
• In-charge of order fulfillment according to customer requirements in compliance with contractual obligations and planned production schedules to facilitate completion of work orders within specified deadlines and allotted budgets.
• Worked in collaboration with the quality department to verify quality of manufactured products before dispatching to customers and implemented corrective actions in case of defects or rejection during quality checks.
Previous Experience:
• 1 year: Technician, Solar Cells Module Assembling, Unit Assembly & Production of Solar Cells, Al Khartoum, Sudan
(Tasks handled: Solar cell soldering, laser cutting, final testing and framing)
Grade: Very good
Grade: Good
Grade: Excellent
