BRF Research Officer/Support Technician (Bank)

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Short summary

The Crick’s Biological Research Facility (BRF) is looking for individuals to join their team on a bank (casual) agreement. Full training will be given.

The BRF Research Officer/Support Technician Bank Staff are responsible for the delivery and provision of quality essential support to the team. Working under supervision, this role includes carrying out clearly defined animal husbandry tasks while adhering to legal frameworks, protocols and procedures.

The BRF manages several multidisciplinary animal facilities housing rodents, zebrafish, Xenopus spp., laboratory opossums and ferrets, with associated specialist equipment and areas. It provides a service to ~550 Personal Licensees using ~50 Home Office Project Licences and has over 150 staff.

Key Responsibilities

Animal Husbandry and Welfare:

• Providing excellent care, welfare and husbandry to laboratory animals including mice, rats, laboratory opossums, ferrets, zebrafish and frogs within specialist facilities

Logistics:

• Using equipment in an appropriate and efficient manner. This includes, for example, cage washers, robotic cage processing systems and cage change stations

Health & Safety:

• Working to defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Gaining awareness and adhering to all Health and Safety Regulations

Information Technology:

• Maintaining accurate written and computer-based records

Team Work:

• Working as part of a team to provide support to the BRF
• Undertaking general cleaning and disinfection of areas including toilets and shower facilities

Communication:

• Asking for information, guidance from relevant people to complete tasks
• Reporting and communicating any issues/problems identified in the area to the relevant people

KEY EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

Full training will be given

Essential:

          Qualification, experience and competencies:

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent and possess a minimum of 5 GCSEs (including Maths and/or Science)
• Respects and has empathy towards the care and use of animals in science

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL,Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy. 

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via the 'Apply' button above
• The closing date for applications is 5.04.2024
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.