Technician Demonstrator - Photography

Arts University Bournemouth; Poole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Subsidised bus travel

Cycle to work

Annual savings schemes

Job summary

Arts University Bournemouth in Poole is seeking a dedicated Senior Technician to support students and staff across photography courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. You will deliver technical and health & safety workshops and contribute to collaborative projects, with flexibility for varied hours.

The role requires demonstrated experience in B/W darkroom work and analogue cameras, plus a solid understanding of health, safety and welfare. Evening/weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience in a technical capacity in B/W darkroom and analogue camera knowledge.
• Understanding and appreciation of workplace health, safety and welfare is essential.
• Education-sector experience is desirable but not essential; exhibitions planning and higher/ Further Education exposure advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support activities across all areas of photography, delivering technical and health & safety workshops to groups of students.
• Undertake first-line maintenance, stock checking, auditing and maintaining asset inventories.
• Ensure processes are followed and documentation produced to maintain health, safety and welfare; provide reactive technical support.

Skills

BW darkroom experience

Analogue cameras knowledge

Health & safety know-how

Job description

ClosingDate: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 01 November 2026

InterviewDate: To be confirmed

Reference: AD1692

Our statutory commitments

AUB is committed to meeting its legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and to securing lawful freedom of speech and academic freedom in accordance with the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. We are committed to providing a working and learning environment that is fair, respectful and free from unlawful discrimination.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds and people who are disabled, who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

AUB holds the Silver Award from Inclusive Employers in recognition of our work to support inclusive practice across the University.

Our commitment to Safeguarding

AUB is committed to maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding . We take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety and welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk who engage with us, as well as those who work with them.

About the role

An opportunity exists to work within an established team of specialist technical staff, providing support to students and academic staff across a range of photographic courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and contributing to the delivery and success of collaborative projects across collaborative subjects.

Under the line management of the Senior Technician, the successful candidate will support activities across all areas of photography, providing technical and health and safety workshops and demonstrations to groups of students. Other duties include undertaking first-line maintenance, stock checking, auditing and maintaining accurate asset lists and inventories, ensuring processes are followed and documentation produced to maintain and manage health, safety and welfare; and providing effective and reactive technical support throughout the working day.

You will have proven professional experience in a technical capacity in B/W darkroom, alternative and sustainable darkroom practices and knowledge of analogue cameras. Skills or experience of working in an education setting is desirable but not essential; planning, building and dismantling exhibitions, and working in higher or further education would be advantageous. An understanding and appreciation of workplace health, safety and welfare is essential.

You will need to be flexible in your approach to the working day and environment as this varied post supports a diverse range of individuals, and will entail evening and weekend working on a rotational basis, which may be on or off the University’s main campus.

In meeting your performance expectations, you’ll receive an annual salary increase in line with the grade of your role. An annual cost of living uplift will be applied, the timing and implementation of which are subject to the University’s decision. AUB provides generous holiday entitlement, and you will be enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (professional services staff) or the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (academic staff) from day one of employment. Along with subsidised bus travel, cycle to work and annual savings schemes, our broad range of benefits can be explored on the AUB careers website https://aub.ac.uk/working-at-aub .

AUB has an agile working policy, and flexible working can be considered.

This position does not meet the UKVI salary requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must thereforedemonstratetheir right to work in the UK without sponsorship.