Genomics Technician

About the Role

We wish to appoint a Genomics technician to join the School of Biological & Behavioural Sciences (SBBS), a large, dynamic and expanding School within the Faculty of Science and Engineering with approximately 1800 students and over 100 academic staff members, who carry out excellent education, research and public engagement activities, with support from 26 administrative staff and more than 30 technical staff.

The post is part of the Technical Services career family at Queen Mary University of London, which supports functions across multiple sites and provides the infrastructure and support for all our research, teaching and learning activities.

The purpose of this role is to run our Genomics Facility and provide technical expertise and hands-on support to our researchers in SBBS. Our facility houses among others a PromethION, MiniIONs, an Agilent Seahorse XFe24 Analyzer and a Saphyr optical mapping system.

About You

You will have considerable understanding and technical experience of working in a research laboratory environment supporting the research process/researchers. You will have extensive experience in molecular biology laboratory techniques, e.g. isolation, handling, and quality-control of DNA and RNA, running and optimising PCR, q-PCR, and sequence library preparations. Experience in Nanopore PromethION or Saphyr platforms are desirable.

Furthermore, you will have a good understanding of Health & Safety regulations and rules to ensure compliance and guide users in the laboratories.

Due to the nature of work involved, the operational core requirements of this role can only be met effectively when working on campus. This role is therefore exempt from a regular pattern of Hybrid working. Remote working may be considered where the task undertaken permits and where there is sufficient cover on campus to fulfil service needs.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The School of Biological & Behavioural Sciences is one of the largest Schools within Queen Mary University of London and is committed to excellence in research and teaching. The Department offers a lively and stimulating environment for staff and students, well integrated into the School.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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