Laboratory Support Technician - Analytical Sciences

This technical post sits in the Technical Services team within Professional Services, supporting laboratory work across the university. The job centres on preparing and clearing laboratories, giving day-to-day technical help to staff and students, and carrying out equipment maintenance and safety checks. Its main focus is the Analytical Sciences laboratory, with flexible working around the student timetable and some manual handling of heavy equipment.

A chemistry degree or equivalent industrial laboratory experience is essential.

• Set up and prepare laboratories for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Support staff and students in the Analytical Sciences laboratory as the primary function
• Provide day-to-day technical support and advice to staff and students across a range of science subjects
• Co-ordinate and carry out general equipment maintenance and safety checks
• Carry out equipment inventory checks and updates
• Provide advice on equipment as required
• Help introduce new technologies
• Support laboratory activity across a number of areas as required
• Carry out manual handling, including lifting and carrying microscopes and other equipment

• Undergraduate degree in Chemistry, or equivalent experiential learning in the chemical industry, or a related discipline

• Preparing, supporting and clearing away analytical chemistry laboratory environments
• Experience in a customer-facing technical support role

• Ability to adapt knowledge and experience to support staff and students across a wide range of subject disciplines

• DBS check at the appropriate level, where the role is in regulated activity and listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

• Flexible approach to weekly working patterns to fit the student timetable

• Attractive annual leave entitlement
• Employee benefits platform, including a 24/7 online GP
• Support to develop skills and knowledge
• Support to pursue career ambitions