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Plant Growth Facility Technician

The University of Edinburgh - College of Science and Engineering / School of Biological Sciences

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: Up to £27,929
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 7th February 2023
Closes: 28th February 2023
 

UE05: £24,285.00 - £27,929.00 Per Annum.

College of Science and Engineering / School of Biological Sciences.

Open Ended Contract - Permanent; Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.

We are looking for an experienced Plant Growth Facility Technician to provide specialised support in the day-to-day running of the plant growth facilities at the School of Biological Sciences.

The Opportunity:

The role is to provide comprehensive technical support to the facility users, including teaching and research staff and students.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Significant experience in growing plants under controlled conditions
  • Experience of consistent and accurate record keeping
  • Clear understanding of plant health
  • Experience of using database software and general computing
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

Click here for a copy of the full job description.

Contacts:

Sophie.haupt@ed.ac.uk

Recruiter

SBS.Contracts@ed.ac.uk

You can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.  Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team
As the modern inheritors of our 400-year-old reputation for excellence, our staff and students contribute to a vibrant academic community whose visions are shaping tomorrow’s world. The School of Biological Sciences is at the leading edge in teaching, research and innovation. Independent rankings such as the Times Higher Education consistently place us amongst the top 25 universities in the world for biological sciences. We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working and to recognise and value diversity across all our staff and students. The School has an active programme offering support and professional development opportunities for all staff. We place a particular focus on development for early-career researchers (postgraduate and postdoctoral research staff and personal fellowship holders), offering mentoring and an active ‘BioDocSoc’ organisation that brings together researchers for networking, events and training opportunities. 
The School of Biological Sciences holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology.
Our website contains more information about the School.
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