AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.
Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.
We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you encounter any technical issues while applying online, please don’t hesitate to email us at support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk. We’re here to help.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Waring Lab at the Silwood Park Campus of Imperial College London is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Laboratory Technician to assist with a large project seeking to engineer soil microbiomes to protect crops from disease.
Your role will include assisting with the collection of soil samples from around the UK, and help cultivate wheat both in the lab and in the field. Due to the microbial component of the project, you will also be required to maintain clean, sterile techniques when performing these duties. Working in the Waring Lab at Silwood Park in Berkshire, you will collaborate with a large team of researchers seeking to develop a microbial solution to reduce one of the most important root diseases of wheat worldwide (take-all disease). You will be part of a team of 2 technicians, 5 post-doctoral researchers and 5 Principal Investigators, all based at Silwood, all exploring this specific project to develop a new ‘Green Revolution’. This research will be conducted at the Silwood Park Campus of Imperial College London, a globally renowned centre for theoretical and applied ecology. Silwood Park hosts an 80 hectare nature reserve and has close transportation links to central London.

WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING

You will:

• Communicate regularly with Dr. Bonnie Waring and other members of the Green Revolution team to plan and execute tasks in a timely fashion.
• Maintain wheat plants in Controlled Environment chambers, mesocosms, and field plots
• Assist with soil and microbe collections and inoculations
• Assist with soil sample collections at UK field site visits
• Analyse soil properties and conduct simple biogeochemical assays
• Record and quality-check sample collections
• Help maintain and organize laboratory facilities to support the work described above.