Technician; Research

Overview

Reporting to the Senior Technician:
Research you will work within a team providing support to Facilities, and specific instrumentation that is a responsibility of the research team, ensuring researchers have the equipment/resources needed for their activities, providing training, specialist advice and solving complex problems.

• Provide technical support to facilities as appropriate and in liaison with the Senior Technician:
  Research ensuring all tasks are completed to a high standard.
• Provide specialist instrumentation support, including training, operation, running samples, demonstrating, and troubleshooting.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of at least one area of the instrumentation that the team are responsible for, in this case the role will be substantively supporting the Mass Spectrometry Facility and experience of this would be an advantage, particularly in relation to biological samples.
• Record and analyse research data and present findings accurately.
• Plan and organise routine work, and be responsive to non-routine work.
• Carry out training for staff and students to safely operate more complex and specialised equipment, for example handling cryogenic materials.
• Participation in regular reviews of Research team activity within the Technical Operations team to analyse instrument use records, and propose improvements to services.
• Knowledge of the local safety requirements including training records and maintaining competency.
• Follow standard operating procedures, relating to induction and training for all users and instruments and ensure records of these are kept.
• Contribute to the development of a quality system including service level agreement, standard operating procedures and training competency records in this area.
• Understand, promote and apply relevant COSHH/risk assessments and departmental health and safety protocols ensuring procedures are followed at all times.
• Actively contribute to a culture where staff and students are treated fairly, feel welcome, and can flourish professionally or academically.
• As a member of staff, you will be encouraged to make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

• Minimum qualifying GCSE grade in English and Maths, or equivalent Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Current theoretical and practical knowledge of analytical chemistry (e.g., chromatography, tandem mass spectrometry).
• Experience of sample preparation for mass spectrometry analysis.
• Knowledge of protein / metabolite biochemistry and associated methods.
• Experience in Bioscience instrumentation and Facilities within the Higher Education sector.
• Instrumentation skills, including use, monitoring and maintenance of scientific equipment.
• Understanding and application of Health and Safety regulations, compliant with regulatory and statutory compliance.
• Application of diagnostic methods for fault finding and following suitable escalation routes.
• Effective communication with colleagues, students and staff, to identify and understand their needs, and an understanding of excellent customer service.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste.
• Technical Professional Registration or willingness to work towards it.
• IOSH Managing Safely (Desirable).