Electronics Technician

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is looking for a part-time technical support specialist in the School of GeoSciences. The successful candidate will engage in design, fabrication, and maintenance of electronic instrumentation, contribute to fieldwork, and provide overall excellent service. Enjoy competitive salary and benefits in a vibrant international community.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Competitive pension schemes

Staff discounts

Family-friendly initiatives

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in design and fabrication of electronic instruments.
• Confidence to work independently and resolve issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support in the School of GeoSciences.
• Engage in fieldwork and project-related activities.
• Maintain electronic instrumentation equipment.

Skills

Design of electronic instruments

Fabrication skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Health and safety awareness

IT skills

Tools

MSOffice suite

Autocad

Inventor

Fusion

Solidworks

Job description

Grade UE07: £40,497- £48,149 per annum pro rata

CSE / School of GeoSciences

Part-time: 28 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent)

The Opportunity:

The post-holder will provide critical specialist technical support and expertise to School of GeoSciences. including electronic instrumentation equipment design, fabrication and maintenance.

The post is involved in fieldwork and other activities within a school associated with both research and teaching. Experience with mechanical fabrication or laboratory work would also be hugely beneficial.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Substantial experience in design, fabrication and repair of electronic and electro-mechanical instruments and devices.
• Confidence to work independently using good judgement and problem-solving skills to resolve issues within your remit.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience liaising with customers from design to completion of projects.
• Comprehensive awareness of Health and Safety issues and practices associated with public buildings
• IT skills (e.g. MSOffice suite, Autocad/Inventor/Fusion/Solidworks, coding languages).

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Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter
  

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 6th August 2025.

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Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the advert closing date.