Laboratory Technician

The University of Surrey is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity within the Centre for Environment and Sustainability for a Laboratory Technician. In their role, the Lab Technician will provide essential support in the delivery of a demonstration project investigating applications of soil-free technology to biomass and bioenergy crops. This high profile multi-million pound large-scale demonstration project is part of the BEIS Biomass Feedstock Innovation programme. You will be joining a team of 15 other scientists, innovators and industry experts from the University and beyond, including Rothamsted Research, LettUs Grow, and UK Urban AgriTech (UKUAT).

You will work closely with an Experimental Officer to successfully deliver a number of project trials. We are excited to announce that project will be run at University of Surrey where you will be providing technical know-how in demonstrating the viability of SRC willow and other species propagated in a novel (aeroponic) environment. You will be working with a new innovation, using crops which have never been grown in this way before so good initiative and excellent problem-solving skills are required. An eye for detail and resilience to ongoing experimental challenges is essential.

The role will include implementing trial planning, plant physiological measurements, data recording, data analysis and interpretation, therefore, ideally, you will have experience working in a similar role and are knowledgeable of plant physiology.

Additional interest or experience in bioenergy, aeroponics and/ or sustainability are welcome.

You will be predominantly based at the University of Surrey, however as we have a sister-experimental site at Rothamsted Research occasional work will be required off site. The successful candidate will have a full driving licence. 

If you are an enthusiastic individual who shares our Surrey ethos of “Forward Thinking & Doing” and is keen to work on an exciting new development, we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are open to considering job shares and flexible working. Interviews are scheduled for 16 January 2023.

For more information about the project please look at the following links: Phase 1 Report and our project website.

For informal discussions please contact Dr Zoe M Harris at z.harris@surrey.ac.uk 

This is a Fixed Term Contract for up to 2 years.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter with your application.

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In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

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The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all.  We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community.  Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

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