Battery Scale-up Technician - TG1314NB

Start Date: As soon as possible Fixed term: 1 year in the first instance

The Eden Campus, located in Guardbridge, approximately 5 miles away from St Andrews, is home to the Colin Vincent Centre for Battery Technology. The battery scale-up facility, complete with dry-room and large-scale equipment produces small volumes of pouch-type batteries.  

The Battery Scale-up Technician will help run and maintain the facility to produce high-quality prototype pouch cells for industrial and academic clients. We will provide training.  

• Undertaking the day-to-day running and upkeep of the facility,
• Operate equipment to produce and test pouch cells to an acceptable standard for clients,
• Preparing standard operating procedures,
• Carry out minor repairs and routine maintenance of scale-up equipment.
• Support research around battery manufacture, synthesis, materials analysis, and the optimization of cell parameters.    

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:  

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters  

This post will be primarily based at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge.  

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Professor John Irvine, email: jtsi@st-andrews.ac.uk  

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk

Closing Date: 24 May 2024                 

Please quote ref: TG1314NB                           

Further Particulars: TG1314NB FPs.doc

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