Technical Operations, Resources and Services (TORS) at Sheffield Hallam University provides high-quality technical support for teaching and research within the University. The Laboratory and Analytical Operations (LAO) technical team supports laboratory-based activities across a range of disciplines. We are recruiting a technician to support the Biosciences and Chemistry area primarily, but also to support other disciplines within the LAO area.
In this role, you would be directly involved in supporting laboratory-based activities in Biosciences and Chemistry. You will be responsible for providing and continuously improving technical support for the under-graduate and post-graduate teaching program, working closely with other technical staff to achieve this, and supporting a range of different laboratory areas for example, Teacher Education Science, Natural Built Environment, Chemical Engineering, and Food and Nutrition.
You will need to have relevant practical experience and knowledge of a range of techniques in Molecular Biology with proficiency gained from method development and troubleshooting; also, you should have good chemical safety knowledge.
Relevant experience includes setting up PCR, quantitative PCR, restriction enzyme digest and ligation reactions including gel electrophoresis and visualisation methods, extraction of DNA from bacterial and mammalian cells, and the preparation of competent cells, transformation and transfection.
You will be expected to work flexibly, and have, or develop, skills to allow you to support LAO delivery in other disciplines such as biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, cell biology and analytical science.
You will be highly motivated and meticulous in your work, with a professional work ethic, and able to work both independently and collaboratively across team boundaries sharing knowledge and skills to ensure customer-focused results.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.
You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.
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If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.
For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.
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