Specialist Technician – Digital Making

Full time: 35 hours per week. 

Fixed term: for 12 months.

Edinburgh College of Art is looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable creative technologist who enjoys getting hands on with digital manufacture. If you have considerable experience of working with both 3D printing, laser cutting and also know your way around 2D + 3D modelling and design - we want to hear from you! If you have a keen interest in CNC milling or experience with laser welding, even better! Join us to support a range of cutting-edge technologies in our workshops.

If you have technical skills, are committed to helping staff and students get the best from their projects, and you are keen to work with students and academics from across disciplines, please apply. 

You should expect to work in a vibrant artistic environment on a range of creative projects, supporting students and staff with teaching, research and imaginative project work across a broad range of disciplines. Working closely with a wider ITTS Digital Making Teams, you will find yourself pushing the limits of technology and making imagination a reality. 

This post is fixed term, for 12 months from October 2024. Based on location within ECA's Lauriston Campus.

The Opportunity:

You will join a team of dedicated and professional technical staff supporting interdisciplinary teaching and research. You will have a solid background in and practical understanding of new and transformative technologies within digital making and a passion for helping others make use of them to challenge, create, and make change happen. 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Demonstrable in-depth technical knowledge and experience of relevant processes and equipment.
• An inquisitive attitude and desire to learn new skills and technologies to tackle challenges as they arise.
• Proven ability to present technical ideas and concepts to an audience with a wide range of skill and experience levels
• Firm grasp of the health and safety aspects of busy technical workshops with students as the primary user.
• Ability to produce high-quality documentation and learning material for students and staff, using a variety of delivery methods

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