Laboratory Support Technician

Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute; Glasgow; Híbrido; GBP 25 000 - 28 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute in Glasgow is seeking a Laboratory Support Team member to help ensure smooth, safe, and efficient operation of the labs.

You will prepare high-quality reagents, maintain equipment, assist with cell culture and molecular workflows, and contribute to core lab operations. Interviews are planned for the week commencing 23 November 2026. Degree or demonstrable experience in a biological setting is essential.

Qualificações

• Degree in biology or related field, or demonstrable laboratory experience.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare high-quality reagents for experiments.
• Maintain laboratory equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Assist with cell culture and molecular workflows.
• Contribute to core lab operations and compliance.

Conhecimentos

Cell culture

Molecular workflows

Lab equipment maintenance

Formação académica

Degree in biological sciences or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Salary:Starting salary from £24,546 to £28,000 based on qualification and experience.

Contract: Permanent

About Us

The CRUK Scotland Institute is a cancer research institute, situated in Glasgow with approximately 250 researchers split across 30 research groups consisting of PIs, postdoctoral scientists, PhD students and scientific officers. It is one of Europe’s leading cancer research centres, supporting cutting-edge work into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development. As well as core support from Cancer Research UK, the Institute also receives an additional third of its total income from external grants and industry collaborations. It has an excellent reputation for fundamental cancer research, including world-class metabolism studies and renowned in vivo modelling of tumour growth and metastasis.

Position outline

The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth, safe, and efficient operation of the Scientific Laboratory Support Team being a crucial service with CRUK-SI. The candidate will support scientists and senior technical staff by preparing high quality reagents, maintaining equipment, assisting with cell culture and molecular workflows, and contributing to our core lab operations. This role is essential for maintaining sterility, accuracy, and compliance across all laboratory activities which are looked after by the Lab support and Specialist Lab Support team, who offers a dynamic service to match the scientific requirements of our research groups.

We hope to hold interviews week commencing 23 November 2026.

A degree or demonstrable experience working in a biological setting is essential.