Teaching & Research Support Technician

Special Conditions: Uniform, footwear or personal protective equipment is supplied and is required to be worn, lone working, working at height, manual handling. Please see job description for all special conditions.

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We are excited to offer the opportunity for an efficient and organised candidate with a passion for Chemistry, to join the Faculty of Science Technical Team.

Working predominantly in the Department of Chemistry, your key focus will be providing teaching support in our bespoke undergraduate Synthetic Chemistry teaching facilities. 

About the role

The Synthetic Chemistry Teaching and Research Technician is a key full time, open-ended position within the Faculty of Science (FoS) teaching support team. Working closely with our Technical Supervisor, Technical Manager and academic teaching team, you will be responsible for the logistics and operation of the Synthetic Chemistry teaching lab. The successful candidate will also provide cover for our Physical Chemistry laboratory and general support for other chemistry and FoS activities when required.

Ensuring undergraduate (UG) teaching sessions are prepared for in advance is key to first class service provision, as is ensuring the technical team, academic staff, and demonstrators are supported. The successful candidate will organise routine maintenance for the wide-range of analytical instruments used in the delivery of our teaching and research activities. They will also have the capacity to produce accurate user-information/ procedures and be able to demonstrate the practical elements of instrumentation. Effective communication with multiple stakeholders is essential. 

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis. 

About you

Our model candidate will be a chemist, with experience in a technical, teaching and/or research environment. A proven interest in synthetic or analytical chemistry would be ideal, but we would consider other chemical disciplines for the right candidate. 

• A degree in Chemistry.
• Experience of preparing complex chemical materials.
• Significant analytic/equipment experience
• Experience of planning and coordinating laboratory logistics to tight time-scales. 
• A strong understanding of laboratory health and safety and a passion for encouraging others to demonstrate good practice. 

Effective time-management, efficiency and the capacity to multi-task are key to this role. A flexible approach to work and the ability to trouble-shoot are also important. Clear communication, diplomacy and enthusiasm are essential for anyone working as part of our busy team. 

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

Further details:

• Job Description & Person Specification

• Terms of Employment

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