Manufacturing, Modelling and Architectural Support Technician

The postholder will be undertaking varied and interesting work to support the School in delivering high-quality technical support. You will participate in the design, development, manufacture and fabrication of a wide range of models and equipment, produced from a variety of materials (metals, plastics and wood) in support of research, teaching, and enterprise work.

The role holder will develop to provide some technical instruction and supervision of students in workshop, studio and laboratory environments, ensuring safe working practices are maintained. You will have considerable experience in the use of hand and machine tools in a multi-disciplinary workshop environment and will have a high level of accuracy, flexibility and dependability, together with a ‘can-do’ disposition with regard to professional development and learning/skills acquisition.

The post is part of the team of 14 technical staff based in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering. The School is one of the largest centres for built environment education in the UK. We bring together outstanding facilities, superb teaching and excellent colleagues. We currently rank [The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024]: 1st in the UK for Architecture, Top 5 in the UK for Research Quality in Civil Engineering and 1st in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Building.

The School welcomes applications from a wide range of backgrounds that are reflective of the full diversity of Loughborough’s community and Leicestershire, and in particular, we welcome applications from under-represented groups as we seek to continually increase diversity within our School.

Informal enquiries should be made to Mr. Mark Harrod, ABCE Technical Facilities Manager by email at m.harrod@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44(0)1509 222638.

For more information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing Date: 21 August 2024.

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