Technician x 6

University of Portsmouth; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Portsmouth seeks dedicated individuals for Technician roles within the Faculty of Science and Health. Successful candidates will aid critical teaching and research across various schools, contributing significantly to academic excellence. Applicants should demonstrate strong communication skills and professionalism, with a commitment to enhancing educational services.

Benefits

Competitive salary with incremental progression

Generous pension scheme

Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days

Family-friendly policies for flexible working

Staff discounts and loyalty schemes

Excellent training and development opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Start-up business mentoring

Qualifications

• Demonstrated professionalism and strong communication skills required.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload essential.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching, research and innovation activity for multiple schools.
• Work collaboratively within Faculty Technical teams.

Skills

Professionalism

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Job description

The University of Portsmouth is a global employer of choice where exceptional people create, share and apply knowledge that makes a difference.

Experience the pride of being part of a select group – one of only four universities in the south-east of England to achieve a prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Additionally, we proudly rank among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.

Ambition, Responsibility and Openness drive our every endeavour. Join our esteemed institution with a proven track record of success, and where dedication to excellence is key. We want people to make their mark in a professional community that truly values people, innovation, and achievement.

The Role:

The Faculty of Science and Health is looking to appoint six dedicated individuals who wish to explore a career as a Technician by joining the existing Faculty Technical team.

The successful candidates will be part of a large Faculty based Technical provision, which supports teaching, research and innovation activity for 4 School’s. Three roles will be based primarily within the teams across Spinnaker Building focusing on activities supporting the School of Psychology, Sport & Health Sciences; one role will support activities in our the School of Dental, health and Care Professions, based in St Andrew Court; one role will support activities in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences within St Michael’s Building; and one role will support activities within the School of Environment and Life Sciences, based in King Henry building.

The successful candidate should demonstrate professionalism, good communication skills, an ability to organise and prioritise work load and a commitment to providing support to enhance the service we provide to the research and teaching activities of the Faculty is essential.

1 x Full time, fixed term - St Andrews Court - Health Teaching

2 x Full time, fixed term – Spinnaker Building

1 x Part time (22.2 hours per week 0.6FTE), fixed term – Spinnaker Building

1 x Full time - St Michaels Building - Pharm Practice

1 x Full time - King Henry Building - Microbiology

Flexible working will be considered, but these are to be working on site. Please contact [e-mail] for more information about these positions

These appointments are fixed term initially to 12 June 2026.

For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for this role under theSecondment Policy. If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.

Interviews are anticipated to be held 7-8 July 2025.

Employer, External Only: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)

Discover the advantages of joining our university. We offer a range of attractive benefits and opportunities to enhance your work experience:

• Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure.
• Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working.
• Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.
• Staff car parking and discounted public travel.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Staff wellbeing programmes.
• Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities.
• Discounted learning.
• Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via ourEntrepreneurs in Residenceprogramme.
• The perks don’t stop there - click ‘apply’ for further information onMy Reward and Benefits

UKVI Statement

Prior to submitting your application, kindly ensure that you can either demonstrate or acquire the necessary right to work in the UK. If you currently do not possess the right to work in the UK, please be aware that our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.

ED&I Statement:

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As anAthena SWANandRace Equality Charteraward holder, a member ofStonewalland aDisability Confident Employerwe are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of skills, perspectives and experiences. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population.Please see ourEDI Framework and objectives.

Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.