Location: | London |
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Salary: | From £29,798 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 18th March 2024 |
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Closes: | 28th March 2024 |
Job Ref: | 0497-24-PS |
Post Type: Fixed Term
Contract Length: 12 months
Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.
About the Job
Could you provide technical support to students, staff and external partners for teaching, research, and consultation work in life sciences?
We are seeking to appoint a Technical Assistant to contribute to the continued growth and success of the School of Health, Sport & Bioscience at the University of East London. You will work as a part of small team, performing operational tasks to support a range of academic activities in busy laboratories. The successful applicant will help senior technicians with the set up and clean up after student facing activities, prepare equipment and materials, and participate in the routine maintenance of laboratory facilities, equipment, and stocks.
Based at our Stratford campus, our school brings together UEL’s innovative research and teaching. We have a successful and expanding portfolio of taught programmes and exciting new postgraduate programmes.
About You
You will have a minimum of a BTEC/HNC or HND, with a keen and demonstrable interest in life sciences. Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate that you have current knowledge and experience of working with laboratory equipment and reagents. You will also have good organisational skills with the ability to complete a task effectively and efficiently.
You will have good organisation and communication skills, commitment to customer service, be a good team player, willing to work flexibly to changing timetables and work patterns and have a drive for excellence in everything that you do.
Benefits Package
Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package:
Equal Opportunities
UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.
So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today!
Further details: Job Description & Person Specification More about our benefits
To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail hrhub@uel.ac.uk
CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.
At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.
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