Laboratory Technician

The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences are looking for Laboratory Techician, who may have a special interest in Biomechanics and or Sport and Coaching performance analysis, to join the Sport, Exercise and Nutrition Science Technical team to assist with day to day running of the department’s labs. The succesful candidate will be a flexible team member working on average 18.5 hours a week to develop, organise and prepare practicals working individually and as part of a team. Assisting in Faculty wide technical support as and when required and supporting research projects and student projects.

You should have:,

• BSc in a relevant area, or substantial, demonstrable science based laboratory work experience
• substantial Lab based work experience
• demonstrable awareness of health and safety issues
• experience writing SOP, COSHH and Risk Assessment
• the ability to work flexibly as part of a small team and independently with minimal supervision
• Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

For more information please see the attached job description and person specification.

You will enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (14.7% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document 'All about Brookes' below.

CV and Personal Statement :
As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV.

The University has adopted equality, diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates whatever their background, and especially from BAME candidates who are under-represented in our workforce.

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