Technical Specialist (Quantitative Mass Spectrometry)

at  The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester (www.manchester.ac.uk) is one of the largest single-site universities in the UK, with one of the biggest student communities. In total, 25 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied here and 93% of our research was ranked as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by the Research Excellence Framework in 2021. Furthermore more than nine out of ten of our recent graduates go straight into employment or continued studies. The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) comprises two multi-discipline Schools; the School of Engineering and the School of Natural Sciences, each led by a Head of School and Head of School Operations. The School of Engineering is made up of five academic departments and the School of Natural Sciences is made up of five academic departments. For more information please visit https://www.se.manchester.ac.uk/.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive technical specialist to join our dynamic technical operations team, which strives to provide a sector leading technical support for FSE and the wider University. With a commitment to customer service excellence and a passion for science and engineering, technical specialist will provide an agile technical support service to staff and students to support teaching, research and professional services. FSE’s research and teaching quality is recognised globally; this is an exciting opportunity to join us in Manchester and contribute to the provision of a sector leading technical service.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Faculty’s analytical services group within Mass Spectrometry and Separations. As a member of the Mass Spectrometry and Separations platform, the primary responsibility of this role will be to provide technical support to research and teaching to ensure the requirements of the Faculty, wider university and external customers are met. More specifically the role will include but not be limited to:

• Applying hands on expertise in areas of analytical chemistry specifically mass spectrometry (QQQ, Q-TOF, MALDI/DESI, ion mobility) and chromatographic separations (UHPLC, GC).
• Provide high quality and reliable advice, guidance and training to a range of staff, students, visitors and external customers and collaborators on your specific area of expertise in support of teaching, research and service provision.
• Development of targeted quantification assays for a wide range of challenging analytes with an emphasis on meeting high throughput requirements.

What can you expect in return
The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.
Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

• Applying hands on expertise in areas of analytical chemistry specifically mass spectrometry (QQQ, Q-TOF, MALDI/DESI, ion mobility) and chromatographic separations (UHPLC, GC).
• Provide high quality and reliable advice, guidance and training to a range of staff, students, visitors and external customers and collaborators on your specific area of expertise in support of teaching, research and service provision.
• Development of targeted quantification assays for a wide range of challenging analytes with an emphasis on meeting high throughput requirements