Facilities Coordinator

Summary of the role

The University of Exeter has invested in the construction of a brand-new imaging facility as a collaboration with the NHS on the site of the Royal Devon University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH). Alongside capital investment from the University, a large philanthropic donation of £10 million has been made to create the Mireille Gillings Neuroimaging Centre - a conjoined MRI and PET-CT imaging facility for both research and clinical outputs. The facility contains both a 3T MRI scanner and a PET-CT scanner, used for research and clinical work. Both scanners are used by the NHS and the University. The new facility underpins the University aims to provide state of the art platforms to enhance multi-disciplinary research programmes.  

The Facilities Coordinator will be based on-site and will have a key role in managing the day-today operation of the facility, with oversight and coordination responsibilities for both scanners. The Facilities Coordinator will work closely with the Centre Director, Lead for Operations, Lead for Imaging Methodologies, Lead for Clinical Applications, Lead Technologist for PET-CT and MRI. They will also work closely with stakeholders within the Royal Devon University Hospital Trust imaging service and researchers within the University to deliver streamlined operations.

Organisational context

The Research Services Division is a key enabler to the delivery of the University’s Strategy 2030, the Research and Impact Strategy, successful REF performances, and meeting research income targets.

This role is within the Technical Strategy & Operations part of the Division. We are research and teaching technical staff across the entirety of the University of Exeter. We work in specialist areas across the University and beyond, undertaking and supporting research and teaching and promoting compliance and best practice, in the labs, studios, workshops, and field.

The service is comprised of a team of talented individuals who support our teaching and research, and in training the next generation of top scientists. Our technical roles, which include experimental officers, laboratory technicians and research technicians, all focus on different aspects of science and humanities - from mechanical/electrical engineering, medicine and health, life sciences, social sciences, film, drama & communications, physics, geology and geography, and so much more.

We are proud signatories of the Technician Commitment, working to raise the visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability of technical careers.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Charlotte Cook on email: c.l.cook3@exeter.ac.uk

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