Location: | Exeter |
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Salary: | The starting salary will be from £26,444 on Grade D, depending on qualifications and experience. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 20th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 10th June 2024 |
Job Ref: | U52938 |
Summary of the role
The primary function of this role is to provide laboratory support for the North Cloisters teaching laboratories on the St. Luke’s Campus. The role holder will support academic staff in the delivery of undergraduate teaching in medical science, neuroscience, pharmacology, and BMBS largely through equipment set up, take-down and maintenance, and management of safety and stocks of consumables within the lab. The role holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the laboratories and will work in conjunction with the Technical Manager, Assistant Technicians and a wider technical team, in delivering a safe and efficient working environment for staff and students.
The post is campus-based, full-time (36.5hrs per week), open-ended, and the working pattern may include a start and finish times of 08.00 or 19:00 respectively.
Organisational context
The Research Services Division is a key enabler to the delivery of the University’s Strategy 2030, the Research and Impact Strategy, successful REF performances, and meeting research income targets.
This role is within the Technical Strategy & Operations part of the Division. We are research and teaching technical staff across the entirety of the University of Exeter. We work in specialist areas across the University and beyond, undertaking and supporting research and teaching and promoting compliance and best practice, in the labs, studios, workshops, and field.
The service is comprised of a team of talented individuals who support our teaching and research, and in training the next generation of top scientists. Our technical roles, which include experimental officers, laboratory technicians and research technicians, all focus on different aspects of science and humanities - from mechanical/electrical engineering, medicine and health, life sciences, social sciences, film, drama & communications, physics, geology and geography, and so much more.
We are proud signatories of the Technician Commitment, working to raise the visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability of technical careers.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Further information
Please contact Charlotte Cook on email c.l.cook3@exeter.ac.uk
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