Teaching Laboratory Technician

TN United Kingdom; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits to join a dynamic Technical Team at a prestigious university. As a Teaching Laboratory Technician, you will play a crucial role in supporting undergraduate laboratories, ensuring that a wide range of experimental equipment is set up and maintained efficiently. This position offers the chance to enhance your skills through training in specialized setups involving liquid nitrogen, radioactive sources, and compressed gases. Join a forward-thinking institution that values diversity and equality, where your contributions will support both staff and students in their educational and research endeavors. If you're ready to make a positive impact in a collaborative environment, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in a teaching laboratory environment.
• Relevant academic or vocational qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Support undergraduate laboratories by setting up and maintaining experimental equipment.
• Provide administrative support and ensure compliance with safety regulations.

Skills

Good communication skills

Computer literacy

Understanding of Health & Safety regulations

Education

OND/ONC or NVQ level 3 in a relevant subject

Tools

MS Office 365

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Technical Team within the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University Belfast.

As a Teaching Laboratory Technician, you will work within a small team of multiskilled technicians providing support, primarily in our undergraduate laboratories, setting up and maintaining a wide range of experimental equipment and associated administrative tasks. Training will also be provided to enhance existing knowledge and skillsets to help support our more specialised setups using liquid nitrogen, radioactive sources, and compressed gases. You will build a diverse knowledge to successfully support staff and students through their education and research work.

About the person:

You must:

• Have academic and/or vocational qualifications ie OND/ONC or NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and have 2 years experience working in a teaching laboratory environment.
• Be computer literate and in the use of MS Office 365.
• Have good communication skills, which are essential in this environment.
• Have a good understanding of Health & Safety regulations.
• Work with minimal supervision.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information linked below.

What we offer:

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.