Senior Technician (Multiple Positions)

Location: University Park

Salary:

£29,329 to £35,943 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

We are excited to be expanding our animal care team by recruiting two permanent, full-time positions (36.25 hours per week). 

You are passionate about animal welfare and research excellence and looking for an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious, forward-thinking and vibrant team at a leading Russell Group University.

Your focus in this active supervisory role will be the day-to-day organisation of an operational area of the animal facility and the training and mentoring of a small team of technical staff; transferring knowledge and skills in an effective manner and encouraging others to be the best they can be. Accordingly, staff must be highly dependable and able to demonstrate in a consistent and reliable manner the behavioural competencies necessary in valuing others. Senior technicians also help to maintain an overview of the performance of animal studies undertaken by research colleagues and conduct, advise, and/or assist with such procedures when appropriate and required.

At the University of Nottingham, we strive towards excellence and will provide all the support you need to nurture your talent, to develop and reach your professional and personal career goals in a friendly and professional environment. We are committed to providing competitive employment packages whilst supporting the well-being of our staff to help them reach their full potential. We strive to provide a range of benefits and rewards, including leading fitness and health facilities, staff discounts and travel schemes.

For more information on the valuable work undertaken within the facility, please visit: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/animalresearch/index.aspx

Further details:

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

Applicants for this post will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by UK Visas & Immigration. Please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration for more information.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependents accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see our Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge webpages.

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