IOI Laboratory Manager for Biological Research

at  University of Oxford

The Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research (IOI) is an exciting initiative creating major new opportunities for science and advances in human health, and now aims to recruit a pro-active and motivated Laboratory Manager to join the IOI Chemistry Team.
This is a unique opportunity to work in the IOI on Biological Research which is principally concerned with the chemical mechanisms of biological processes in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans.
You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day laboratory coordination for the IOI Chemistry Team, ensuring effective delivery of research while maintaining effective laboratory space and assets.
The post holder will be responsible for the management of supporting infrastructure for biological work, including with respect to equipment, biological safety/ethics, and supply of reagents. This will involve some hands-on work, e.g. effecting minor repairs. The post holder is expected to have experimental knowledge of many of the biological techniques, good organisational skills, and a desire to support interdisciplinary cutting-edge science by working with researchers from many different backgrounds and career stages.
The post holder is expected to foster a culture of one team approach in achieving research and project delivery excellence, high customer service and professional standards, compliance with statutory, regulatory and legislative compliance, as well as providing best practice support and guidance.
Our interdisciplinary research programme involves national and international collaborators. We are a vibrant, enthusiastic, innovative and strategic enterprise with an internationally leading position to make a real difference in combatting antimicrobial resistance globally and changing international policy. We contribute significantly to basic knowledge of antimicrobial resistance and apply research methods to identify new antibiotics and explore new potential antimicrobial agents. We have a fantastic track record of success and a reputation for a can-do attitude to tackling challenging goals. At the heart of our approach is a deep commitment to the training and career development of our staff and students.
Where Covid-19 has resulted in substantial disruption to your work or research outputs, please explain this by providing an additional paragraph in your supporting statement.
We are committed to equality and valuing diversity. We welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
This post is full time and available immediately.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 23rd September 2024, interviews are likely to be scheduled for late September/early October

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