Process Technician (Fixed Term)

Location: West Cambridge

We are looking to appoint a process technician who will be based in the Electrical Engineering Division which is situated at one of the Department of Engineering's site in West Cambridge. Reporting to the Professor of NanoEngineering, you will support the development of a polymer composite-based force sensor.

You will primarily be working with a small team of doctoral/postdoctoral researchers in the clean facilities and characterisation laboratories in the Electrical Engineering Division, including in the Cambridge Graphene Centre Small Research Facility (SRF) to support the. research and training activities of the project.

The successful applicant will have a qualification equitable to HND/HNCC, level 4/5, vocational qualifications or an equivalent level of practical experience. You should also possess excellent communication and IT skills with a working knowledge of relevant regulations and good practice for working in a microfabrication facility. Practical experience in a clean environment for scientific work and knowledge in the area of mechanical testing of materials are desirable for this role. Relevant role-specific training, including safe handling of materials and use of equipment, will be provided in-house as required.

Occasional travel within the UK to work with other companies may be required as occasional weekend working to help set up and participate in public dissemination activities.

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
• Generous annual leave allowance;
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare);
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1 June 2025. If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, +44 (0)1223 332615).

Please quote reference NM44877 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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