Research Technician (Field and Lab Work)

Technical Strategy & Operations 

This new full-time post is available from September 2025 on a permanent basis. 

Summary of the role

This role will be based in the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW). The primary responsibility of the role-holder is to provide a high level of technical support to academics, researchers, and postgraduate students working with CREWW. The role will primarily involve fieldwork in challenging environments, setting up, maintaining, and managing hydrological, meteorological, carbon-cycle and water quality equipment, with occasional laboratory-based work in support of colleagues. The post-holder will also be required, with support from the Technical Operations Manager to maintain resources: space; equipment and consumables and will also support health and safety and sustainability initiatives across the CREWW laboratories. We are looking for an individual with exceptional communication and time management skills, who has experience in providing professional technical support in a research laboratory environment. 

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role. 

The University of Exeter  

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment 

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces. 

Benefits 

We offer some fantastic benefits including: 

• 39 days leave per year 
• options for flexible working 
• numerous discounts at leading retailers 
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme 
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy 
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England 

Further information 

Please contact Dagmara Kolak, Technical Operations Manager, Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste: d.m.kolak@exeter.ac.uk 

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