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Senior Technician / Technical Tutor (Chemistry) - Maternity Cover
The position is part time (18.5 hours / 0.5FTE) and fixed term for 12 months (or earlier return of the post-holder) from 3 October 2024 to 1 October 2025.
Loughborough University is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and experienced Senior Technician/Technical Tutor in the Chemistry Department of the multi-disciplinary School of Science. The position is part time (0.5FTE) as a job share with flexibility on work pattern. It is a maternity cover post available from 3rd October 2024 and is fixed term until 1st October 2025 (or the earlier return of the current postholder).
The post holder will apply substantial experimental subject expertise to provide technical support to staff and students in the Chemistry research laboratories. The role will also support the learning and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate practical sessions/project work in the Chemistry teaching laboratories when required.
Duties will include: ensuring chemistry research equipment and specialist facilities are maintained and technical support is provided to research staff and student users, implementation of laboratory Health and Safety procedures, providing supervision and instruction to students in laboratories, testing and constructing/preparing new experiments and specialist research equipment and providing line management to other technical team members. This role would suit someone with a physical or inorganic chemistry background who has experience in materials preparation/characterisation. A good working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety regulations and practices is also required.
The successful candidate should be a highly motivated individual with proven communication skills. The ability to deliver practical chemistry sessions individually and as part of a team would be advantageous, as would some working knowledge of ionising/non-ionising radiation safety.
For more information, refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Application closing date: 21 August 2024