Teaching & Research Technician

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Cycle to work

Relocation allowance

Visa reimbursement

Employee assistance

Job summary

The University of Bath is seeking a full-time Synthetic Chemistry Teaching and Research Technician to oversee the logistics and operation of the teaching laboratory within the Faculty of Science. You will support UG sessions, assist the teaching team, and help ensure smooth delivery of practical chemistry sessions.

You will maintain analytical instruments, develop procedures and demonstrate practical elements of instrumentation while liaising with staff, demonstrators and students to uphold high

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry or equivalent experience.
• Experience of preparing chemical materials.
• Significant analytic/equipment experience.
• Experience of planning and coordinating laboratory logistics to tight time-scales.
• Strong understanding of laboratory health and safety and a passion for encouraging others to demonstrate good practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage the logistics and operation of the teaching laboratory.
• Provide cover for teaching spaces and support UG sessions.
• Maintain a wide range of analytical instruments used in teaching and research.
• Produce clear user-information/procedures and demonstrate instrumentation.
• Communicate effectively with staff, demonstrators and students.

Skills

Analytical equipment experience

Laboratory logistics

Health and safety knowledge

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Chemistry

Tools

Analytical instruments

Job description

The Synthetic Chemistry Teaching and Research Technician is a key full time, open-ended position within the Faculty of Science (FoS) teaching support team. Working closely with our Department of Chemistry Technical Manager and academic teaching team, you will be responsible for the logistics and operation of the Synthetic Chemistry teaching lab. The successful candidate will also provide cover for our Physical and Life Sciences Chemistry teaching spaces. Ensuring undergraduate (UG) teaching sessions are prepared for in advance is key to first class service provision, as is ensuring the technical team, academic staff, and demonstrators are supported. The successful candidate will organise routine maintenance for the wide-range of analytical instruments used in the delivery of our teaching and research activities. They will also have the capacity to produce accurate user-information/ procedures and be able to demonstrate the practical elements of instrumentation. Effective communication with multiple stakeholders is essential.

Our model candidate will be a chemist, with experience in a technical, teaching and/or research environment. A proven interest in synthetic or analytical chemistry would be ideal, but we would consider other chemical disciplines for the right candidate.

• A degree in Chemistry or equivalent experience.
• Experience of preparing chemical materials.
• Significant analytic/ equipment experience
• Experience of planning and coordinating laboratory logistics to tight time-scales.
• A strong understanding of laboratory health and safety and a passion for encouraging others to demonstrate good practice.

Effective time-management, efficiency and the capacity to multi-task are key to this role. A flexible approach to work and the ability to trouble-shoot are also important. Clear communication, diplomacy and enthusiasm are essential for anyone working as part of our busy team.

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

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Be Well at Bath We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive