Biomedical Science Technician

Turning Passion into Purpose. London South Bank University is seeking an experienced Biomedical Science Technician to support its Biomedical Science laboratories.

As a Biomedical Science Technician, you will work in close collaboration with the Technical Services Manager, the senior technician and with principal investigators to maintain and develop the currency of the Biomedical Sciences laboratories. You will work to ensure the smooth running and operation of teaching, research, and related activities within the designated facilities. The key activities and responsibilities in relation to this role are summarised in the attached Candidate Pack.

Keen to broaden your knowledge, understanding and experience of these disciplines, you will benefit from the opportunities to develop expertise with a wide range of current, new, and emerging technologies. 

About You:

To be successful in this post you will have a grounded understanding of cellular and molecular biology and have significant relevant expertise in at least one specific related discipline; enabling you to pass on this knowledge to undergraduate/postgraduate students in a practical setting.

As necessity, you will also need:

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a Bioscience Discipline AND working experience using the technologies listed in 2, and practical experience of working in a related industry or a comparable HE environment.
2. Working experience with mammalian cell culture techniques including viral transfections, phase contrast microscopy, primary culture and cell lines, viability assays and drug screening.

• • Working experience with flow cytometry.
  • Working experience with DNA, RNA and protein work including fractionations, western blot, co-immunoprecipitations, and real-time PCR.
  • Working experience with Microsoft applications including Power Point, Word, Excel (E)
  • Working experience with managing databases and ordering.

The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the Candidate Pack.

Employee Benefits:

As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.

Application Deadlines, and Interviews:

• The closing date for applications is Sunday 23rd June 2024 at 23.59pm
  
• Interview/assessment - week commencing Monday 8th July 2024

For an informal conversation ahead of applying please feel free to contact the hiring manager for this position:

• Geraldine Senior, Technical Services Manager
• seniorgr@lsbu.ac.uk

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

This role is eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route, more details on this can be found within the candidate pack.

If you have any questions related to your application, please email the recruitment team hrdsr@lsbu.ac.uk.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

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