Biogeochemistry Research Technician

Contract Type: Fixed Term – 24 months

Working Pattern:  Full Time – 37 hrs per week

The Role

SAMS is a world leading marine science institute engaged in research, teaching and commercial ventures and a post has arisen to support its broad and interdisciplinary biogeochemistry analytical capabilities. The jobholder will take a leading role as an analytical technical specialist providing laboratory analysis of inorganic seawater nutrients using continuous and bubble segmented flow analysis. In addition, the role will also be engaged in the preparation of water, sediment and biological samples for a range of analyses such as CN elemental analysis, ICPMS/MS, dissolved gases, HPLC, IC and GC. The job holder will disseminate the data to SAMS scientists together with a synthesis of the analytical quality (including working to UKAS ISO management systems), contributing to publications and writing metadata documentation. As well as being responsible for the upkeep, performance and management of their analytical instrumentation, the jobholder would also have significant oversight of multi-functional laboratory space maintaining, and seeking to maintain and improve high standards of laboratory safety and sustainability. 

Employee Benefits 

Our relatively small, caring community is an ideal environment for making friends, forming collaborations, and supporting each other to do the work that we really care about. Oban and surrounding areas provide a fantastic base to live and work, and we offer a wide range of employee benefits, support and inclusive culture, making SAMS a great place to work. 

Our employees are the heart of our business. Recruiting and retaining the right people is the key to our success. Rewarding our employees is therefore an important component of our employment package and we have a wide range of benefits on offer to staff to support your work and lifestyle. 

We are proud to provide a wide variety of benefits year-round, offering options to best support our staff, such as: flexible & hybrid working options, purchase of additional annual leave, shopping discounts, Cycle 2 Work scheme, purchases of technology through salary sacrifice, Payroll Giving, Pensions Plus, access to portals to support health and wellbeing, a sabbatical scheme,  free car parking with access to electronic charging points as well as access to a number of training & development courses. 

Additionally, SAMS encourages and recognises excellence among staff through various recognition and reward arrangements. We are striving to constantly develop and expand the benefits and offers for our colleagues. 

Interested?

We would love to hear from you.  If you have queries on the job and would like to talk these through before applying, please email these through, in the first instance, to People@sams.ac.uk 

Applications must include CV and Cover Letter and should be sent electronically via the 'Apply' button above (e:recruitment@sams.ac.uk) quoting Job Ref. ‘D04/26.CA’ in the subject heading. 

Closing date for application is 18^th June 2026- Interviews to be held by end of June. 

Please note, we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position and candidates must have the rights to work in the UK already in place. 

Full details can be found here:

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