Senior Teaching Laboratory Technician

at  University of Warwick

Location
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University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
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School of Life Sciences
Position Type
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Full Time, Permanent
Salary
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£25,138 - £28,759 per annum
About the Role
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We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and motivated individual to join the technical services team supporting the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick.
Reporting to the Teaching Laboratory Manager, the postholder will be tasked with leading technical staff in the preparation of materials and equipment for the delivery of laboratory-based support for practical classes to ensure that our undergraduates receive an excellent experience, awakening their excitement for careers in the life sciences domain.
The postholder will be expected to liaise with academic laboratory leads, laboratory coordinators and the student support team, under the direction of the teaching laboratory manager, to deliver a successful outcome.
For informal enquiries, please contact Tim Jefferson via email: Timothy.jefferson@warwick.ac.uk.
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
About You
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The successful candidate will have experience of the delivery of a complex technical service to busy teaching laboratories. The postholder should also be able to contribute to a robust health and safety management system, working closely with the teaching laboratory manager and the local H&S team.
This role offers an exciting opportunity as the school embarks on an ambitious curriculum review allowing the post-holder the opportunity to contribute to developments surrounding practical teaching of undergraduates.
About the Department
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PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU DO NOT EVIDENCE THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHORTLIST YOUR APPLICATION.

In your application, you can also include any career breaks you may have taken (e.g. parental/caring/long-term sick leave, part-time work, secondments) or any periods where you were unable or restricted to work because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To streamline our hiring process, we kindly request that all candidates submit their applications through our official website. This ensures that all applications are received in a uniform format and can be processed efficiently by our HR team.
Closing Date: 6th May 2024 by 23:55.
The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
What we Offer
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We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
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Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.
The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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