Senior Technician (Sport Science)

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School of Education, Sport and Health Sciences

Location:

Brighton - Falmer

Salary:

£27,319 to £30,378 pro rata

Closing Date:

Sunday 12 October 2025

Interview Date:

To be confirmed

Reference:

EH6017-25-202

Are you ready to take your technical skills to the next level in a supportive and inclusive academic environment?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic technical team within the School of Education, Sport & Health Sciences, supporting innovative teaching and research in our state of the art sport & exercise science laboratories at the Falmer campus.

As a Senior Technician, you'll play a key role in delivering an outstanding practical learning experience. You'll be responsible for the preparation, maintenance, and safe operation of specialist equipment and resources, while providing expert technical support to both students and academic staff within our Sport & Exercise science laboratories.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Setting up and maintaining equipment and materials for teaching and research activities
• Ensuring laboratories and equipment are kept to a high standard of safety and functionality
• Providing hands-on technical support and guidance to staff and students

What we're looking for:

• Experience in a science or sport-related discipline, with practical technical skills
• A good understanding of health and safety in a laboratory or technical setting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

This is a full-time (37.0 hours per week), permanent role based at our newly developed facilities on the Falmer campus. We welcome applications from candidates interested in job sharing.

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The University is committed to an inclusive environment which embraces equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. We particularly encourage male applicants and all those from Minority Ethnic backgrounds. The university is underrepresented by these groups at this job grade.

For the vast majority of our roles, we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.