Lab Technician - UCL East Manufacturing Futures Lab

About us

University College London (UCL) is one of the top global academic institutions (see: www.ucl.ac.uk). We are currently expanding to East London and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The new UCL East campus will support education and research across disciplines to find solutions to the biggest challenges of our time. We are located in Newham, East London - one of the most socially diverse parts of the UK – and we would like our staff recruitment to reflect this.

This post sits within the Manufacturing Futures Lab (MFL) in the Marshgate Building at UCL East, with 1500m2 of new collaborative research laboratories. The MFL is a cross-faculty hub, bringing together researchers from four UCL departments with the Department of Biochemical Engineering as the lead partner for this post. The post will initially be based at UCL’s Bloomsbury campus in Central London and will move to UCL East in mid 2023. For more information see: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/study-and-research/manufacturing-futures-lab. UCL is committed to an inclusive and supportive culture for all. We continually strive to have the systems in place to ensure that all members of the university have equal access to opportunities, reach their full potential and maintain a work-life balance.

About the role

The main purpose of the job is to provide technical support to researchers, academic staff and research students within the MFL, in order to help the MFL achieve its strategic research and teaching objectives. The post-holder will be expected to work and interact with other technical staff involved in supporting MFL research and teaching, and to assist in the maintenance and management of equipment, instruments and laboratory facilities. This is an excellent opportunity to help establish a new world-leading facility and the systems and processes to ensure safe and effective day-to-day operations.

About you

The postholder should have experience in research or teaching laboratory management and particular expertise in the aseptic culture of microbial and/or mammalian cells in laboratory or pilot scale bioreactors. They should also have significant technical experience in the design, operation and maintenance of related laboratory equipment and instruments; significant experience of laboratory (biological) safety management; and experience of management and training of others in the use of equipment they are responsible for.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer other benefits such as: - 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) - Hybrid Final Salary Pension Scheme - Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan - Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay - Employee assistance programme- Staff Support Service - Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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