Senior Bioengineering Technician (Job Number: 25000977)
Department of Engineering
Grade 6: - £30,805 - £37,174 per annum
Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time
Contract Duration: n/a
Contracted Hours per Week: 35
Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, or 9am to 4pm
Closing Date: 31-Aug-2025, 5:59:00 PM
Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement: Not Applicable.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DEMONSTRATE WHEN YOU APPLY/PERSON SPECIFICATION

When you apply it is important that you let us know what skills/experience you have from a similar role and/or what skills/experience you have which would make you right for this role. Further information about the role and responsibilities is at the end of this job description. Where a criteria has an asterisk* next to it, it may be given additional weighting when your application is considered.

THE ROLE AND THE DEPARTMENT

The role will involve providing expert technical advice and support to research and teaching projects within the Bioengineering node in the Engineering Department at Durham. Working alongside academic colleagues and reporting to the senior technical manager, you’ll provide day-to-day oversight and supervision of the newly redeveloped Bioengineering lab facilities and equipment, where our research includes arterial mechanics and physiological fluid mechanics, mechanical Heart Assist Devices (blood pumps), Biomedical imaging and Biological tissue characterisation. Overseeing safe operations will be critical. Many of the projects you will work on will be one-offs that will require innovative approaches. Your “clients” could range from internationally renowned academic staff through to local school pupils as part of an outreach project. Your extensive knowledge of biological and bioengineering-related labwork, initiative and teamworking skills will let you adapt to the wide-ranging challenges you might face but the regular weekday working hours (typically 8-4 or 9-5, with an expectation that you will manage your time flexibly) will ensure you have time outside of work too. As a technical and predominantly lab-based role, most of your time will be spent on-site in Durham, with limited opportunities to work from home if tasks and workloads permit.
The Department of Engineering at Durham is consistently one of the very best UK Engineering Departments with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and the employability of our students. The strategic vision for the Department includes a growth plan over the next five years with a significant enhancement of our research and teaching provision. It’s an exciting time to join this expanding Department and make your mark.