Electron Microscopy Technician

About the Role

The Electron Microscopy Technician will support the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) by managing the NanoVision Centre’s analytical facilities for research and teaching. You will oversee daily operations, focusing on Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and related techniques such as TEM, SPM, and FIB. Responsibilities include user training, maintenance, consumables management, and ensuring health and safety compliance. Reporting to the Analytical Laboratories Manager, you’ll collaborate with technical teams to deliver a high-quality service.

About You

You hold a science-related degree (or equivalent experience) with proven expertise in SEM and at least one other microscopy or analytical method. You are skilled in instrument operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and supporting users with experimental design and data analysis. Strong organisational and communication skills are essential. Experience in research or higher education and familiarity with health and safety procedures (risk assessments, SOPs) are desirable. You should also be a team player committed to training and continuous professional development.

About the School

This post is based within the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), a large, multidisciplinary school with around 80 academics, 50 postdoctoral research staff and over 1,800 taught and research students. SEMS is part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, which has a growing international reputation for research excellence and innovation.

The School holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award and is strongly committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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