Laboratory Manager

Full time/ Open Ended with funding available for up to 3 years from the start date

Closing date: 23:45 on Tuesday 16th December 2025

This post is full time and open ended with funding available for up to 3 years from the start date.

Today, the University of Glasgow is one of the world's top 100 universities and ranked 12th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings 2024, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Laboratory Manager to join the team on a full-time basis. The post holder will provide comprehensive management and senior technical leadership to Davidson laboratory users, including PIs, researchers, post-graduate and undergraduate students.

The successful candidate will be responsible for all managerial aspects of the laboratory including contributing to the strategic direction of research/teaching, provision of specialist advice and training to service users, management of resources (including technical and operational staff) and responsibility for health and safety.

In addition, you will provide specialist technical expertise in insect single-nucleus RNA sequencing and be responsible for the establishment of such pipelines, as well as the subsequent planning/design/delivery/data handling of such experiments.

Informal enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to Andrew Davidson, Andrew.Davidson@glasgow.ac.uk

Apply online at: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/laboratory-manager

We anticipate that interviews for this position will be held in January 2026.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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