Specialist Technician (Research) Enzyme Production

Employment type:  Fixed-term (until 31 July 2024)

Employment basis:  Full-time

Closing date:  02 January 2023

Interview date: 11 January 2023 

The Centre for Enzyme Innovation (CEI) is a flagship research-hub at the University of Portsmouth, focused on delivering transformative enzyme-enabled solutions for the circular recycling of plastics. The CEI has a well-established research and innovation pipeline aimed at achieving this goal. Discovering new enzymes from the environment that can breakdown plastic waste; Engineer enzymes to improve their activity/thermostability/durability; Deploy our enzymes at laboratory scale; we apply polymer-chemistry to circularize the enzymatic recycling process.

https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-groups/centre-for-enzyme-innovation

The successful Specialist Technician (Research) will contribute to the growing research and innovation culture within the CEI, and more broadly across the School of Biological Sciences. You will provide high-quality technical information in support of the research project(s) and laboratory work; be responsible for equipment and material usage and maintenance, in accordance with relevant legislation and University Policies. In addition, you will make a significant contribution to a broad range of technical services, including training staff/PhD students and will directly contribute to research activities.

The Specialist Technician (Research) post offers the opportunity to work in the fundamental research areas that underpin the CEI pipeline, while developing specialist skills and engaging with an international network of experts.

Fractional posts will be considered.

Informal enquiries are encouraged to andy.pickford@port.ac.uk

Tags/Keywords: protein, enzyme, chromatography, centrifugation, microbiology.

The University of Portsmouth believes this role is eligible for sponsorship with UKVI under the Skilled Worker Route visa, and meets the minimum salary requirements to obtain the minimum points requirement. 

Anonymous shortlisting will be carried out for this role as part of our commitment to equality and diversity, ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. Personal details will not be disclosed to the shortlisting panel. If you’ve been asked to upload further documents, they should not contain identifying information.

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It may be possible to apply for this role under the Secondment Policy . If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community. As an Athena SWAN and Race Equality Charter award holder, a member of Stonewall and a Disability Confident Employer we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people. In addition, we want our workforce to be representative of our diverse student population. Please see our EDI Framework and objectives.

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For detailed information about the vacancy:  ZZ008022 - Specialist Technician (Research) Enzyme Production.docx

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