Chemistry Teaching Technician

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Generous pension scheme

30 days' leave per annum

Season ticket loan scheme

Development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Campus facilities

Job summary

Queen Mary University of London, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, invites applications for a Chemistry Teaching Technician. You will assist with day-to-day support of teaching laboratories, prepare and run practical chemistry classes, and provide technical advice and training to academic staff and students.

Working knowledge of COSHH and health and safety is essential. The role supports the development of high-quality undergraduate programmes and requires collaboration with staff across

Qualifications

• BSc in Chemistry or related field or extensive laboratory teaching experience.
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety/COSHH regulations and implications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day support of the Chemistry Teaching Laboratories.
• Prepare, set up and run practical chemistry classes.
• Provide technical advice, training and troubleshooting to all users of the chemistry teaching laboratories.
• Support the Teaching Laboratories Manager and Senior Teaching Associate in developing high-quality undergraduate programmes.

Skills

Health and safety knowledge

Teaching lab support

Technical advising

Education

BSc in Chemistry or related field

Job description

Under the general direction of the Teaching Laboratories Manager, the Chemistry Teaching Technician will work alongside the Senior Chemistry Teaching Associate and our academic staff to provide an exemplary technical support service to our students. The postholder will assist in the day-to-day support of the Chemistry Teaching Laboratories and in the preparation, setting up and day-to-day running of practical classes in the field of Chemistry. The postholder will supporting the Teaching Laboratories Manager and Senior Teaching Associate in the development of high-quality undergraduate chemistry programmes by providing technical advice to academic staff and provide advice, training and trouble-shooting services to all users of the chemistry teaching laboratories.

The postholder will have a BSc degree in Chemistry/a related Chemical Science or extensive work experience in a related laboratory technician role and relevant experience of laboratory-based teaching in higher or further education. Working knowledge of Health and Safety/COSHH regulations and an understanding of the implications of complying/not complying with health and safety and best practice is essential.

The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences (SPCS) at Queen Mary University of London is a large, multidisciplinary and research-intensive school within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. While it is built around the core disciplines of Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry, it also incorporates data science, reflecting a growing emphasis on computational and data-driven approaches across science.

The School has a diverse and active community, with over 900 undergraduate students, more than 100 postgraduate taught students, around 115 postgraduate researchers, and approximately 150 academic and professional staff. It fosters a highly collaborative culture, working across faculties and with industry partners and external stakeholders.

SPCS is primarily based at the Mile End campus, with facilities in the G.O. Jones and J. Priestley buildings that include advanced laboratories, workshops, and shared study and social spaces. Teaching is also delivered at the London City Institute of Technology and internationally in partnership with Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) in Hainan, China.

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.

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