Physics Technician – Apprentice

Apprenticeship with Exeter College

Full-time post is available from 01/09/2025 on a fixed term basis until 01/12/2026

Contact - Brendan Corkery, b.corkery@exeter.ac.uk

As a staff member, you will also have an excellent benefits package, including:

• 39 days paid holiday,
• enrolment to our pension scheme,
• learning and development opportunities,
• discounts,
• and access to our fantastic facilities. 

You will be employed by the University of Exeter within the Technical Strategy & Operations part of the Division which supports the Environment, Science and Economy faculty - Physics Department. You will be based at our Streatham campus in Exeter and will be enrolled on the level 2 Engineering Operative apprenticeship with Exeter College.  See apprenticeship eligibility criteria here. 

Summary of the role:

Working within the TSO Research and Development Workshops, the role holder will support the team designing and making items for our colleagues at the University. We design and make both components and complex assemblies for our colleagues to undertake their research. This role offers the candidate valuable experience designing and making items to a customer specification and developing the skills to deliver an engineering project, which is transferrable to an industry setting. The role holder will also gain experience operating and maintaining plant equipment in our Low Temperature Services facility.

Our ideal candidate: 

• is someone starting out in the early stages of their career 
• has a willingness to learn, and put into practice, their new knowledge and skills  
• is self-driven and highly motivated 
• has a positive, can-do, attitude 
• proactive, organised and punctual 

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.

We are proud signatories of the Technician Commitment, working to raise the visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability of technical careers.

We are proud signatories of the Technician Commitment, working to raise the visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability of technical careers. We are also proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people to work in our operationally focused service. This role forms part of our Technical Career Pathway.

Your submitted application will be shared with our training provider in order to shortlist for the role you are applying for.  

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have a visa which permits the right to work in the UK.

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