Chemical Lab Technician: Beamline Support & Safety

Sustainable Urban Design (SUDes) Programme; Max (NE); On-site; USD 49,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

MAX IV Laboratory, located in Lund, Sweden, seeks an experienced Laboratory Technician to join the Support Labs team. The role centers on chemical management, safe handling, and delivery of chemicals and supplies for experiments, working closely with group managers, staff, beamline teams and visiting users.

You will conduct chemical inventories, assist with safety assessments, and help maintain procedures and workflows, while providing hands-on support in a dynamic, multi-user facility.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (chemistry, chemical engineering, life science or equivalent).
• Experience in a laboratory environment, preferably at a large-scale research or user facility.
• Hands-on experience as a laboratory technician across shared/multi-user labs, with at least 1 year of user support.
• Experience guiding, supervising, and training in bio/chemical lab environments.
• Proven experience in safe chemical handling, storage, and day-to-day lab practices.
• Experience organizing chemical storage with proper segregation and storage of different chemicals.
• Strong ability to follow and enforce SOPs and safety instructions.
• Experience maintaining chemical inventories (registration, stock control, locations, removal).
• Ability to work independently while coordinating with a team.
• Service-oriented mindset with experience supporting scientists/users in a lab setting.
• Excellent spoken and written English for daily interaction with international users.

Responsibilities

• Manage ordering, receiving, stocking, and availability of chemicals, PPE, and lab consumables.
• Register incoming chemicals in KLARA or equivalent systems.
• Prepare chemicals, solutions, and materials for staff and user experiments.
• Organise and maintain safe, compliant chemical storage and lab environments.
• Conduct annual chemical inventories for support labs and beamlines.
• Provide practical chemical handling support and lab onboarding for staff and users.
• Support risk assessments, lab safety, and systematic work environment activities.
• Support science division management in chemical management and safety responsibilities.
• Maintain and improve lab procedures, documentation, routines, and workflows.
• Support beamline operations and mail-in experiments, sample logistics, and 3D printing activities.

Skills

Laboratory experience

User support

Training

Chemical safety

Chemical storage

SOP adherence

Inventory management

Independent work

Team coordination

Service mindset

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in chemistry/chemical engineering/life sciences

Tools

KLARA system

3D printing

Job description

MAX IV Laboratory, located in Lund, Sweden, seeks an experienced Laboratory Technician to join the Support Labs team. The role centers on chemical management, safe handling, and delivery of chemicals and supplies for experiments, working closely with group managers, staff, beamline teams and visiting users.

You will conduct chemical inventories, assist with safety assessments, and help maintain procedures and workflows, while providing hands-on support in a dynamic, multi-user facility.