Senior Technician (EEE (Teaching))

University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Teaching Technician at the University of Manchester provides specialist technical support for practical teaching across Electrical and Electronic Engineering, helping to prepare, maintain and improve laboratories, equipment and learning activities.

They collaborate with academic and technical colleagues to guide experiment design, ensure safe and efficient lab operation, support students and staff with projects, and promote inclusive, high-quality teaching facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist technical support for practical teaching across Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
• Prepare, maintain and improve laboratories, equipment and learning activities.
• Advise on experiment design and the technical resource required for delivery, and collaborate with academic and technical colleagues.
• Ensure Health and Safety obligations are met and promote safe working practices.
• Support students and staff during practical activities and projects, and contribute to a high-quality teaching environment.

Job description

The Senior Teaching Technician will provide specialist technical support for practical teaching across Electrical and Electronic Engineering, working collaboratively with technical and academic colleagues to prepare, maintain and improve laboratories, equipment and learning activities. Through expert guidance, problem-solving and the promotion of safe and effective working practices, the role will help students build practical engineering skills and confidence. This is an opportunity to make a visible difference to the quality, reliability and inclusivity of the student learning experience while contributing to the continued development of high-quality teaching facilities.

As Technical Staff, you are part of Professional Services. Together, all technical staff who work within the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) form FSE Technical Operations. FSE Technical Operations is organised into five key functional areas:

• Research
• Teaching
• Infrastructure & Facilities
• Workshops
• Computing, Robotics & AI

Within FSE Technical Operations, you will belong to the Teaching area.

Teaching - The teaching technical team provides high-quality technical advice and support to students of all years of education. They also support academic staff in the diverse range of areas within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. The team are led by several Teaching Technical Specialists (TTS) who are responsible for managing and coordinating technical support for teaching in each of their specific disciplines. This includes all related teaching space, associated equipment and ensuring all Health and Safety obligations are met. The team support a host of taught units within each department. These can be based in computer clusters, bespoke labs or other shared areas. They also support student projects, student societies and field trips in the areas of Civil engineering, Aero and Earth Science. The team works closely with Timetabling, Discipline Heads of Education and laboratory tutors to advise on experiment design and the technical resource required for its delivery.

Within the Teaching area, you will be part of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

The EEE Teaching Technical Team is a collaborative team of six technicians who provide specialist technical support for undergraduate practical teaching, student projects, academic staff and research activities across Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Reporting to and working closely with the Teaching Technical Specialist, the team plays a key role in the delivery of high-quality teaching and research by preparing, maintaining and developing laboratory equipment, instrumentation, components and teaching facilities. The team supports students during practical activities and project work, provides technical guidance to academics and researchers, and contributes to the safe, effective and efficient operation of teaching and research environments.

Collectively, the team brings expertise in electronics, printed circuit board design, construction and repair, microcontrollers and embedded systems, fault-finding, equipment maintenance and safe laboratory practice. Responsibilities include technical project support, diagnostic analysis, equipment management, production of bespoke project hardware, and the provision of specialist training and guidance to students and staff.

The team also supports department specific activities including PCB manufacture and repair, embedded systems projects, technical student societies and engineering design competitions. The successful candidate will join an experienced and supportive team committed to sharing knowledge, continuously improving facilities and processes, and enhancing the quality, safety and reliability of the practical learning environment. Through supporting laboratory-based teaching, undergraduate design projects and research activities, the team helps students develop the practical engineering skills required for academic and professional success.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Kerry Plant

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria