Technician 101125

Reference
1104301

Branch
University of Salford

Start date
10/11/2025

Duration
1 Month

Hours and days
18/week

Dress code
Smart Casual

Rate of pay
£16.12

Holiday rate
£1.95

Role
The role of Technician (Biosciences) has become vacant in the University’s School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SSEE). SSEE is a large multi-disciplinary School comprising around 400 staff, including around 50 highly skilled technicians and approximately 4500 students studying on a range of taught and research programmes at BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, MPhil and PhD level. SSEE embraces subjects as diverse as Zoology, Parasitology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Biomedical Science, Architecture and Construction Management, in a range of locations on the Peel Park campus.

Duties and responsibilities

The role of Technician (Biosciences) is key to ensuring students within SSEE can receive the best student experience possible in the degree programmes that encompass. 

The successful candidate will provide skilled technical support within the biosciences laboratories, supporting research and teaching in the areas of microbiology (including derogated Containment Level 3), cell biology, molecular biology, genomics, and parasitology.

The postholder will assist in the preparation, maintenance, and operation of laboratory spaces and equipment, ensure compliance with biosafety and quality standards, and contribute to the smooth delivery of practical classes and research projects. 

They will work as part of the technical team to ensure laboratories are safe, efficient, and well-organised.

 

• Specialist advice - Maintains expert level knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms.  Provides advice in their specialist area(s).  Maintains knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms. Recognises and identifies the boundaries of their own specialist knowledge.
• Equipment maintenance – Liaising with technician management staff prioritise equipment maintenance. Investigates causes of equipment issues and seeks resolution following department procedure. Escalates unresolved issues. Documents and closes equipment maintenance incidents according to university procedures. 

 

• Quality assurance (equipment & facilities) - Contributes to the collection of evidence and the conduct of equipment and facility audits or review of activities, processes, or services. Examines records for evidence that appropriate testing and other quality control activities have taken place and completes compliance with organisational directives, standards and procedures. Identifies non-compliances, non-conformances and abnormal occurrences. 

 

• Safety and incident management - Assist in delivery of health and safety guidance. Assists in recording health and safety data. Assists in compliance of health and safety data. Carries out routine health and safety tasks across the directorate in liaison with external contractors. Undertakes safety investigation on initial designs following provided methods. Follows procedures, identifies, registers and categorises incidents. Gathers information to enable incident resolution and promptly allocates incidents as appropriate. Maintains records and advises relevant persons of actions taken. 

 

• Customer assistance – Acts as the routine contact point, receiving and handling requests for help. Replies to a broad range of service requests for assistance by providing information to fulfil requests or enable resolution. Provides first line investigation and diagnosis and promptly allocates unresolved issues as appropriate. Assists with the development of standards, and applies these to track, monitor, report, resolve or escalate issues. Contributes to creation of assistance documentation. 

  Skills and experience
  

  Qualifications:
  • Hold a relevant PhD/ or equivalent professional experience
  • Experience of working in and maintaining any of the following, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cell biology, genomics, parasitology] laboratories, including preparation of materials, waste management and adherence to biosafety procedures
  • Experience in dealing with internal and external customers
  • Experience of procurement processes.
  • Experience of maintaining health and safety policies and procedures in relation to laboratories
  • Experience of maintaining equipment through problem solving and trouble shooting

  Knowledge

  • A knowledge of health and safety procedures and its application to a laboratory environment
  • Experience of providing teaching and research assistance, particularly in relation to [Molecular biology, Microbiology, cell culture, genomics, parasitology, including the preparation of materials and reagents, purchasing consumables and ensuring laboratory readiness to meet requirements.
  • How to operate and maintain laboratory equipment and procedures in relation to [Molecular techniques, Microbiology, Cell culture]
  • Experience of relevant skills and techniques [PCR, Gel processing, class II hood use, CO2 incubators, Aseptic technique, Bioflux use, Miseq use, autoclave use] including routine calibration, cleaning, and documentation of equipment use.

  Skills and Competencies

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • A respectful approach and experience of working as part of a successful team
  • Ability to act alone with precision to prioritise workload

  Location
  University of Salford

  Benefits
  

  Candidates working at the University of Salford on internal assignments are entitled to:

  - eye care vouchers when they have been working for 12 weeks and regularly use VDU displays

  - staff car parking rates

  - access to apply for internal job vacancies at the University of Salford

  - access to the University of Salford Library- training and development (as per the role)

  - additional leave (granted at the discretion of the employer)

   

  Additional information
  Application closing date: Friday the 31st of October 2025

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