Assistant Technician (SUGT, PGT, Pharmacy Labs)

University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer pension contribution

Christmas closure across all depts

Purple Place employee discount

Job summary

University of Manchester is seeking an Assistant Technician for the Stopford Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories. The role supports practical teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate labs, ensuring equipment and consumables are stocked and maintained.

You will work with a flexible technical team across related disciplines, and assist with housekeeping as needed. The position is term-time only (39 weeks per year) and paid pro-rata at 75% of the full-time equivalent.

Qualifications

• Good scientific background.
• Able to provide technical support in teaching labs.
• Experience with stocking and maintaining equipment and consumables.
• Willingness to work across undergraduate, postgraduate and pharmacy lab teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for practical sessions.
• Ensure equipment and consumables are stocked and maintained.
• Assist with housekeeping of lab spaces and equipment.
• Collaborate with multiple lab teams to support teaching deliveries.

Skills

Scientific background

Technical support

Stock management

Housekeeping

Team collaboration

Job description

Assistant Technician (SUGT, PGR Teaching) – 39 weeks per year, pro-rata

The Stopford Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories (SUGT) based in the Stopford Building is a large suite of labs which supports practical teaching for all undergraduate students within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hardworking individual with a good scientific background to contribute to a service which values student experience above all else. The main purpose of this role is to provide technical support as required, as well as to ensure that the equipment and consumables required for delivery of our practical sessions is well stocked & maintained and available, depending on the skills being taught. Housekeeping will also be an important aspect of the role.

You would be working as part of a technical team to support specific student practical classes. Because we operate a flexible and agile technical service you could be required to work across undergraduate, postgraduate and pharmacy laboratory teams, depending on the needs of the service.

Please note, this is a term-time only role and the pay will be 75% of the full-time equivalent (pro-rata).

(Grades 1-5)

• Generous employer pension contribution
• Christmas closure across all departments outside of annual leave and bank holidays
• Purple Place employee discount platform

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

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Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Nicola Steel

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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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