Senior Technician in Applied Sciences

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Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role holder will be expected to deliver high quality technical services for teaching and research, using specialist technical knowledge, in particular, tissue culture. As a senior technician they will be responsible for the delivery of practical sessions in support of the undergraduate teaching programme, actively engaging in research, and demonstrating scientific tasks and procedures to staff and students. In addition, the post holder will be actively involved in management of faculty laboratory spaces with specific emphasis on health and safety, line management responsibilities as well as involvement in planning of specialist facilities. They will be a skilled individual who is self-motivated, highly organised, and works well as part of a team.
The university is a supporter of the Technical Commitment, a charter focusing on the visibility, recognition and career development of our technical staff.

This post is part time working 2 days per week (Thursday and Friday), and fixed term until March 2025.

For further detail see the job description.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in the role you will:

• Support the Technical Manager by contributing to the provision of professional expertise and support, ensuring that the service provides high levels of stakeholder satisfaction.
• Supervise routine procedures, and implementation of Health and Safety at Work (HSAW) policies within specialist facilities to HSAW standards in accordance with the needs of teaching and appropriate research
• Be involved in planning specialist facility layout and costing of apparatus & resourcing for new and existing facilities.
• Be responsible for the planning, development and provision of support and equipment across facilities- including but not limited to:
  • The preparation of materials and equipment for teaching, enterprise and CPD activities
  • Setting up and operating specialist equipment
  • Maintenance, review and upgrade of specialist equipment and materials
  • Method and practical exercise development
  • Care, routine maintenance and servicing of appropriate tools and equipment.
• Lead in the continuing development of specialist facilities and processes,
• Lead, supervise and manage people and/or facilities working within University policies, procedure, processes and working practices.
• Advise, assist and instruct staff and students on the appropriate procedures for the operation, monitoring, maintenance, security and use of equipment and facilities in the faculty.
• Advise, assist and instruct staff and students in the use of specialist apparatus and equipment used in accordance with the needs of the academic and CPD programmes.
• Deliver demonstrations and training sessions to staff and student groups with information of a highly specialist nature relating to the equipment, practices and procedures. This may involve leading timetabled sessions or providing highly specialist support in sessions.
• Produce and develop learning materials, work instructions and detailed equipment guides for use by students and staff in practical settings, in line with specified academic outcomes.
• Contribute to the work of the academic departments in maintaining its accreditation with professional bodies.
• Participate in selection, recruitment and induction of new Technical support staff.

Any other duties or responsibilities as may reasonably be required by the Faculty Management Team.

For further detail about the role see the person specification.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact paul.broom@northumbria.ac.uk

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.

ABOUT US

Northumbria University is a research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all. We change lives regionally, nationally, and internationally through education and research, tackling the global challenges of our age to transform society and the economy. Find out why we were named Times Higher Education's University of the Year in 2022.

Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 in the UK for this measure.

One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from more than 140 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience. Discover more about us.

Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more.

Our Northumbria Values are guiding principles that define who we are, what we do and what is important to us. Our Values are: Academic Excellence; Innovation; Inclusivity; Collaboration; and Ambition.

Our Behaviours describe how we do things and how we work together at Northumbria, reflecting our culture and our decision-making. Our Behaviours are: We listen and learn, we support one another to success, we respect everyone and their contributions, we trust in ourselves and each other and we are bold.

Our Values and Behaviours were co-created by colleagues from a range of roles across the University, who worked collaboratively to consider what it feels like to work for Northumbria, and where we need to continue to transform together to achieve what's important to us.

Please visit Our Values and Behaviours page to find out more.

We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager. Our campus locations include our City and Coach Lane Campuses in Newcastle upon Tyne and our London campus.

Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Leader, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.

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Qualifications

Qualified to degree level or equivalent professional experience in one or more of the practice based subjects offered by the faculty.