Cleanroom Experimental Officer

University of Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance (42 days)

Pension & life assurance

Gym membership (The Edge)

Development courses

On-site childcare

Shopping discounts

Travel schemes

Job summary

University of Leeds seeks an Experimental Officer to join the Leeds Nanotechnology Cleanroom. You will develop SOPs, train users, and operate advanced fabrication equipment, enabling researchers and external partners to access cutting-edge cleanroom capabilities.

You will promote the facility at events, build collaborations with SMEs and academia, and contribute to outreach with local colleges. A degree in physics or engineering is required, with PhD preferred or extensive industry experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in physics, engineering or related discipline; PhD preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable engaging with academics, students, and commercial partners

Responsibilities

• Develop standard operating procedures and provide user training
• Operate and maintain a broad range of cleanroom equipment
• Support processing for Leeds researchers and external users (fee-for-service)
• Promote cleanroom capabilities at conferences and trade fairs
• Engage with external academics and SMEs to develop collaborations
• Undertake outreach activities with local colleges

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder interaction

Education

Degree in physics or engineering

PhD preferred

Job description

Are you interested in working as a highly trained micro-fabrication specialist? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s largest University Cleanrooms? Are you interested in working with academics and industry?

We seek an Experimental Officer in cleanroom fabrication techniques to join our highly skilled team in the new, ~800m2 Leeds Nanotechnology Cleanroom (www.cleanroom.leeds.ac.uk). The position is permanent, subject to meeting probationary requirements.

You will join a team which supports in excess of £20M of semiconductor cleanroom equipment, accessed by industry and academics from across the UK and beyond. Your primary responsibilities will include developing standard operating procedures and providing user training; operating and maintaining a broad range of specialist cleanroom equipment; supporting processing for Leeds researchers; and undertaking fee-for-service processing for external users, including academics and SMEs. You will also be responsible for promoting the wider cleanroom capabilities at conferences and trade fairs, engaging with external academics and SMEs, developing new collaborations and opportunities, and undertaking outreach activities with local colleges.

You will join an active research facility that currently supports >30 internal users, >20 SMEs and >20 external academics, based both in the UK and internationally. Your comprehensive training will allow you to develop and support whole process-chains and will give you the confidence to develop new processes and fabrication techniques.

You will have either 1) a degree in physics, engineering or a related discipline with, ideally, a PhD with skills in cleanroom processing / microfabrication, or 2) extensive, relevant industrial experience. You must have excellent interpersonal skills, a proactive approach to problem solving, and be comfortable interacting day-to-day with academics of all career stages, students and commercial partners.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit the Government’s page, Apply for the Global Talent visa.

What We Offer In Return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-ort Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!