Technical Specialist

About the role

Based in the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Senior Teaching & Research Laboratory Technician will assist the Technical Supervisor in the organisation, coordination and maintenance of our teaching and research laboratories. In this role you will assume responsibility for a number of administrative tasks supporting the Technical Supervisor and wider technical team, such as ordering (including keeping records of expenditure on specific grant codes), liaising with Estates & external contractors, setting up and maintaining service contracts for equipment and maintaining up to date inventories of equipment.

This is in addition to the general duties of Chemical Engineering technical staff, who provide advice, instruction and services in analytical and instrumentation techniques to staff and students across the Department and the Faculty of Engineering & Design. 

You will have a passion for helping others, for working in a higher education environment, and supporting ground-breaking research. You will assist in the smooth and efficient running of teaching and research laboratories, with a strong focus on the promotion of, and compliance with, health and safety. 

This is a student-facing role, so the post-holder needs to be confident working and communicating with a diverse student (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) population. You will be instructing and supervising students in the safe operation of laboratory equipment during both timetabled sessions and while conducting research projects.

The primary responsibilities of the role are:

• To assist the Technical Supervisor in establishing and implementing best practice in the management of the facilities including forward planning of the effective usage of materials, equipment and space.
• To assist the Technical Supervisor with the management of laboratory and workshop facilities, asset control and maintenance, purchasing/procurement, stock level, asset tracking and inventory recording.
• To deputise for the Technical Supervisor in their absence and to represent the Department at meetings, etc. as required.
• To ensure that laboratory equipment and instrumentation is appropriately maintained and in full working order, particularly in the laboratories for which they are designated custodian.

To assist with other activities such as H&S Inductions, laser and chemical safety, cryogenic liquids & cryogenic systems and ordering of consumables

Further Information 

This role is offered on a full-time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.

For informal discussions about the role please contact

Sarah Hunter, Technical Supervisor on seh77@bath.ac.uk or Rebecca Sie, Technical Manager on rs3327@bath.ac.uk

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, & community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

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