Technical Manager (Teaching)

This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

Summary of the role
This full-time post is available immediately in Technical Strategy & Operations Services, within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. The Technical Manager (Teaching) position will primarily support the technical teaching team within the Biosciences laboratories based in the Geoffrey Pope building on Streatham campus https://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk.

The post holder will have responsibility for the management of two teaching laboratories and supporting areas. To include, Health & Safety of the laboratories, managing COSHH and Risk Assessments and be responsible for the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of their team whose role it is to support teaching with the preparation, sourcing and clearing away of all materials for teaching modules. The holder will be required to liaise with academic staff on module requirements and ensure materials are purchased for the Undergraduate taught programmes. The successful applicant will control all levels of stock materials including maintaining the teaching stock of micro-organisms, arranging servicing of general teaching laboratory equipment and liaise with purchasing on the procurement of any large equipment. The holder will help the with the filling of the NMR and moving the liquid nitrogen dewar out for refill and returning the dewar to the building.

This role exists to support our Academics in a non-teaching capacity, to enable them to deliver their teaching from 08.30am until 18.30pm, the timetable may require the need to work on Saturdays. The post is full-time (36.5 hours per week) and the working pattern will include a start time of 8.00am and/or a finish time of 19:00pm including Saturdays at agreed times as part of a staffing rota.

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.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role.

Further information
Please contact Judith Bannerman, j.a.s.bannerman@exeter.ac.uk.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

The University of Exeter is a proud supporter of the Technician Commitment, a charter focussing on the visibility, recognition and career development of our technical staff. For further information please see our website.

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