Senior Technician - Botany

Botany; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 81,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Technician role at the Department of Botany involves resourcing teaching and research programmes, ensuring compliance, and leading the technical team across laboratory and field settings.

Ideal candidates will hold a graduate qualification in botany with lab management experience and knowledge of NZ biosecurity processes. Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate qualification with laboratory management experience.
• Knowledge of botany and NZ biosecurity processes.
• Excellent technical knowledge, including hazardous substances.
• Proficient with computers and Office software.
• Proactive leadership of the technical team.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Confidentiality and high professionalism.
• Commitment to the Department and its future.
• Strong organisational and project management skills; meet timelines and budgets.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to relate to a diverse range of people.
• Liaise with other parts of the University as required.

Responsibilities

• Resourcing teaching and research programmes.
• Compliance management.
• Management of the technical team.
• Management of facilities and security issues.
• Oversight of support for research programmes.
• Laboratory and field-based work.
• Oversee NZ biosecurity processes and related compliance.

Skills

Laboratory management

Leadership

Stakeholder relations

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Education

Graduate qualification in botany

Tools

Office software

Computers

Job description

The Department of Botany is the only university department in New Zealand specialising in the science of plants and other functionally related organisms which include seaweeds, cyanobacteria, fungi, lichens, and phytoplankton. Research and teaching involve laboratory through to field settings.

The role | Te mahi

In the role of Senior Technician, you will be responsible for the resourcing of teaching and research programmes, compliance management, management of the technical team, management of facilities and security issues.

The position will involve both laboratory and field-based work. The Department of Botany is active in research, and the position will also entail oversight of support for research programmes.

Our ideal candidate will have relevant graduate qualification with experience of laboratory management or an extensive equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. You will have a knowledge and understanding of the field of botany and experience with New Zealand biosecurity processes.

• Excellent technical knowledge, including knowledge of hazardous substances and their properties, laboratory and field skills.
• Competent with computers and Office software.
• Provision of proactive leadership and direction for the technical team.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain credible and productive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and a high standard of professionalism at all times is essential.
• Commitment to the Department of Botany and its future is essential.
• Results focused; anticipates problems and proactively resolves them in an appropriate manner.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills; ability to meet timelines and budgets.
• Demonstrates high attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively and diplomatically relate to a diverse range of people.
• Liaise with other parts of the University as required, to meet customer needs.

This is a full time, fixed term (12 month) position, based in Ōtepoti, Dunedin.

The appointment range for this role is $80,749 to $85,649. Top of range $100,776.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

For further information please contact David Orlovich, via the contact details below.

Additional Information

Contact: David Orlovich

Further Information: Department Website