Biology Teaching Technician

About the Role

Applications are sought for a Biology Teaching Technician to provide comprehensive technical services to support teaching in the School of Biological & Behavioural Sciences (SBBS), to realise the objectives of the school under the general direction of the Teaching Technician Manager (TTM). SBBS is one of the largest Schools within Queen Mary University of London and is committed to excellence in research and teaching and offers a lively and stimulating environment for both staff and students.  

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Assisting in the day-to-day support of the Teaching Laboratories and store.
• Assisting in the preparation, setting up and day-to-day running of practical classes in the fields of biological and biomedical sciences.
• Participating in open days and outreach events as applicable and when required.
• Supporting teaching and research needs more generally within the school to ensure high-quality technical support is provided. This may involve on occasion working in other laboratories in support of wider School needs for research and teaching.

About You

You should hold a BSc in Biological/Biomedical Sciences or have extensive work experience in a related laboratory technician role. You must also have knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations and an understanding of the implications of complying/not complying with health and safety and best practices. A good understanding of laboratory-based teaching processes and excellent communication skills are also essential.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The School has a buoyant undergraduate population recruiting strongly to our degrees in Biochemistry, Biology, Zoology, and Medical Genetics. We also co-deliver programs in Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Innovative Therapeutics with colleagues from the School of Medicine and Dentistry. All these degrees have a strong emphasis on the development of lab-based practical skills which the Teaching Technician helps to support.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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