Department: School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Salary: £31,421 - £38,165 per annum (pro rata) (Grade 3)
Reference: 1190
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 2 February 2024
Closing date: 25 February 2024
Further details and apply
Overview
About the Role
Under the general direction of the Teaching Laboratories Manager, the Chemistry Teaching Technician will work alongside the Senior Chemistry Teaching Associate and our academic staff to provide an exemplary technical support service to our students. The postholder will assist in the day-to-day support of the Chemistry Teaching Laboratories and in the preparation, setting-up and day-to-day running of practical classes in the field of Chemistry. The postholder will supporting the Teaching Laboratories Manager and Senior Teaching Associate in the development of high-quality undergraduate chemistry programmes by providing technical advice to academic staff and provide advice, training and trouble-shooting services to all users of the chemistry teaching laboratories.
About You
The postholder will have a BSc degree in Chemistry/ a related Chemical Science or extensive work experience in a related laboratory technician role and relevant experience of laboratory-based teaching in higher or further education. Working knowledge of Health and Safety/COSHH regulations and an understanding of the implications of complying/not complying with health and safety and best practice is essential.
About the School
This post is based within the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences which has over 150 staff. The School forms one of five within the Faculty of Science and Engineering and consists of two distinct research departments: Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy, both delivering world-leading research and high-class teaching. The School is located on the Mile End Campus in the purpose-built Joseph Priestley and G.O. Jones Buildings. The School’s state of the art teaching and research laboratories and mechanical workshop facilities support a range of educational and research activities including those for external industrial partners.
The School holds a departmental-level Silver Athena SWAN award and is committed to equality of opportunity.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Further details and apply
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