Teaching Laboratory Technician Full-time

Teaching Laboratory Technician

Provide technical support within the Chemistry Department teaching laboratories to ensure the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of practical teaching. The role is accountable for maintaining laboratory readiness, managing resources and inventory to meet teaching needs, and supporting the successful delivery of assigned modules in coordination with the Teaching Laboratory Operations Manager.

Hours of work will vary between 08:00 – 16:00 and 11:00 – 19:00 depending on the laboratory courses running at the time. However, the role will primarily require working hours of 11:00 – 19:00. Due to the nature of the work some weekend working will be required and there will be restrictions when annual leave may be taken.

Please note this is a 100% on site role. Key working relationships: academic staff, teaching technicians and undergraduate students

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual with experience supporting teaching laboratories and practical classes within a scientific or technical environment. The successful candidate will have strong laboratory skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to provide high-quality technical and teaching support to academic staff and students. You will have experience preparing chemicals, materials and equipment for laboratory teaching, alongside a good understanding of laboratory health and safety procedures, including COSHH, risk assessments and the safe use of PPE. The ability to support and train users on laboratory equipment and instrumentation, develop technical documentation and standard operating procedures, and contribute to the smooth day-to-day running of laboratory spaces will be essential.

The role requires excellent communication, teamwork and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively across teaching, technical and operational teams. A flexible and solution-focused approach, together with a commitment to maintaining safe, efficient and well-organised laboratory environments, is key to success in this role.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

At UCL Chemistry we are dedicated to the Athena SWAN Charter for women in science, recognising the commitment to advancing women's careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research. The department was successfully awarded a Bronze Award in 2016 and Silver Award in 2020, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.