Chemistry Technician

This post is full time and permanent, working 35 hours per week.

The School of Life Sciences is looking to appoint an experienced and motivated individual to the role of Technician within the School of Life Sciences.  Located within Fitzrovia in Central London, the School of Life Sciences has a wide reputation for teaching, Research and Knowledge Exchange hosting more than 2000 diverse, multicultural students on a well-established portfolio of foundation, undergraduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) courses.  In addition to our taught programmes, the school hosts a vibrant research community comprised of academic colleagues, post-doctoral and doctoral researchers which includes three research centres, an overarching, cross-university, research institute and has plans for further growth and reputation building working with a variety of established industry sector links.

You will join an established group of dedicated and skilled technical colleagues ensuring the delivery of high quality, consistent and flexible support to teaching, research and outreach activities across the school. This challenging and varied role will require you to have a solid technical background in the life sciences with the ability to prioritise your workload effectively and work to tight deadlines with attention to detail.  A hands-on, pro-active approach to work and 'can-do' attitude are essential.  You will need to be versatile and approachable and able to work independently as well as with others within the technical team. The role may involve frequent interaction with other members of the university including academic colleagues and students, so you will need excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a variety of people in a variety of situations.

Your technical and practical skills will be utilised to support a variety of activities in different subject areas as part of the Life Sciences Technical Team but this post also includes specific responsibility supporting the Chemistry and Biochemistry subject areas and taking responsibility for ensuring the safe use, storage and disposal of stock chemicals and their products and providing advice to end users.  Knowledge and experience in these areas is therefore essential for this role.

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At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders. We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage. The post of Technician is however site based.

Closing date: midnight on 21 April 2025

Interviews are likely to be held: Week Commencing 12 May 2025

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk 

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