Biological Teaching Technician

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Salary:£29,588.00 per annum with progression to £31,236.00

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 29 September 2026

The Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE) is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Biological UG/PGT Teaching Technician to become part of our dedicated team supporting the delivery of practical classes in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of technical staff supporting the teaching activities in the School of Natural & Environmental Sciences through the provision of technical support within the biology and marine teaching and project labs. Your role will be to support the biology UG and PGT teaching activities of the School through the provision of laboratory management and technical expertise in biotechnology, microbiology and molecular biology.

Your role will also be to support technical colleagues as designated by the School Technical Operations Manager under the direction of the Technical Team Leader for the area.

Under the direction of the technical management team, the post holder will be responsible for:

• Supporting the preparation and delivery of taught practical classes and UG/PGT projects within the biological teaching and project labs.
• Planning for and preparation of reagents, chemicals, and equipment to use in busy student laboratory classes.
• Undertaking COSHH, BIOCOSHH and general risk assessments.
• Regular lab housekeeping activities such as clinical, chemical, and biological waste disposal, cleaning, and stocktaking.
• Supervising students in a busy environment, where multiple experiments are being carried out.
• Providing technical support, especially in the event of breakages and/or spillages.
• Carrying out regular laboratory safety checks and tap flushing.
• Ordering general lab consumables and reagents for practical classes.

The post holder will be:

• Capable of training and advising lab users on safe techniques and will work with users to ensure they are working safely and effectively.
• Confident and competent with Health and Safety management.
• Capable of conducting their own experiments when required in line with teaching requirements and active research projects.

You will have a good working knowledge of Health and Safety policies and procedures in a laboratory setting. You will preferably have some experience in a relevant technical role in a science environment. You will have good communication and organisational skills, be proactive, and able to meet tight deadlines. You should be forward-thinking, diligent with excellent attention to detail. We are seeking to appoint a positive individual who embraces teamwork and collaboration.

You will be able to respond to unknown risks in a logical and calm manner, ensuring those around are safe and risks mitigated as best as possible.

This is a full-time, open-ended post, with an immediate start.

We are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment.

• To monitor the satisfactory operation of biological UG and PGT teaching laboratory equipment, reporting any defects to the relevant technical team leader. Carry out basic preventive maintenance of equipment in relevant workshop/laboratory areas. Operation and operational maintenance of teaching apparatus, equipment and instruments for UG and PGT teaching purposes.
• To support the operation of the biological teaching laboratories to ensure effective use and availability for UG and PGT teaching. Assistance in the training of academic, technical and research staff, postgraduate and undergraduate project students in specific experimental techniques and the use and application of equipment.
• To be responsible for the determination of all requirements to ensure adequate availability of materials, chemicals, glassware, equipment and botanical and animal specimens for laboratory/field activities that the post-holder is supporting; and for initiating purchase orders to ensure sufficient stocks of these items.
• To be responsible for keeping up to date with relevant Health and Safety legislation, codes of practice and regulations ensuring safe handling, storage and disposal of materials in accordance with local rules and legal requirements (including risk…