Technician (Animal)

This position is covering maternity leave on a fixed term basis from September 2025 for 12 months.

Contact: Fiona Reynolds, f.h.reynolds@exeter.ac.uk

The Post

The University of Exeter wishes to recruit a full-time Animal Technician to work with academic and technical staff in the University’s Biological Research Facilities (BRF) within Technical Strategy and Operations. The post is one of several rodent technicians in the BSU (rodent) facility within the wider BRF team. The post is available on the Streatham Campus as a fixed term contract covering maternity leave.

The post is primarily to undertake the care and welfare aspects of all animals held in the animal facilities, and to support service users carrying out their research. The role holder will also carry out ancillary duties and lab support tasks to support the facilities.

Organisational context:

The University of Exeter has grown its research activity significantly over the two decades and, since joining the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in 2012, has made a step change in its research income and earnings performance, research quality, numbers of research students and knowledge exchange activities. 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.

The University of Exeter is a proud supporter of the Technician Commitment, a charter focussing on the visibility, recognition and career development of our technical staff. For further information please see our website.

This job description summarises the main duties and accountabilities of the post and is not comprehensive. There is a clear expectation that the post-holder will support other areas of Technical Strategy & Operations and will undertake other duties of similar level and responsibility. 

The University of Exeter

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer. We are officially recognised as a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

Right to Work

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.

Further details can be found on the Home Office website:

www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas.

If you are an existing Skilled Worker visa holder, we may be able to sponsor and will review the transitional arrangements:

www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/certificate-of-sponsorship-before-4-april-2024

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