Heritage Science Labs Technician

About us

The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is a world-leading school on sustainability transformations in research and teaching, with the mission of generating sustainable solutions across the built environment, energy, resources and heritage. As one of the four institutes in BSEER, the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage delivers sustainable solutions to real-world cultural heritage problems through ground-breaking, cross-disciplinary research and innovative teaching for future heritage leaders.

About the role

The role of the Senior Lab Technician focuses on providing technical research support to users of the ISH Heritage Science Laboratories and data analysis; writing technical reports, as well as supporting fieldwork. You will: - provide technical and solution-driven support, - develop protocols for experiments and new techniques or new practical class activities for students and staff at all levels, - apply methods of analysis in situ, i.e. to heritage collections in collaboration with heritage organisations, - develop and maintain laboratory resources. This is a permanent post, available from 18 November. For more details please refer to the job description at the bottom of this page. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, or the application process, please contact bseer-. UCL welcomes applications from international applicants and has licence to sponsor individuals who require a visa. This is dependent on the post and candidate meeting eligi bility requirements for visa sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation.

About you

A degree in a physical science or engineering subject (chemistry, physics, forensic, material science, heritage science, archaeological science or similar), with considerable practical knowledge of spectrometric, microscopic and imaging analytical methods, as well as data analysis software, and experience with technical maintenance of laboratory equipment. - Ability to work in a collaborative research environment working with different stakeholders. - Ability to work independently and manage own workload under pressure while managing competing priorities is essential.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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