Laboratory Assistant - Bath, United Kingdom - University of Bath

University of Bath

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Laboratory Assistant

Job title Laboratory Assistant

Department Chemical Engineering

Salary Starting from £21,400, rising to £22,197

Grade Grade 3

Placed on Wednesday 07 June 2023

Closing date Wednesday 21 June 2023

Interview date To be confirmed

Reference FM10676

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About the role:

The Faculty's Department of Chemical Engineering requires a skilled, adaptable and self-motivated Laboratory Assistant to provide logístical and technical support across a diverse suite of laboratories and working spaces.

You will assist the Technical Team with the day-to-day operation, organisation and maintenance of a wide range of equipment and laboratory facilities.

In addition, you will assist with the management of gases, chemicals, health and safety and hazardous waste within the department and wider faculty.

You will also provide general technical and housekeeping support across the department and faculty.

The team also support the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and the supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate project students.

About you:

You will have a passion for helping others, working in a higher education environment and supporting ground-breaking research.

You should ideally have a strong interest in working in a science and/or engineering based environment and must have excellent organisational skills.

Able to demonstrate practical ability and manual dexterity
Able to efficiently work alone with mínimal supervision, as well as in a team
Aware of basic Health and Safety protocols and experienced with safe working practices
A strong communicator, able to work with a broad range of individuals

Previous experience of having worked in a laboratory would be advantageous.

About us:

You will be joining a progressive and thriving academic environment, and will benefit from the collaborative and well-established Department and Faculty systems at the University of Bath.

The Department of Chemical Engineering is supported by a small team of highly skilled laboratory technicians who provide the highest level of technical advice and laboratory support to our academic and research staff as well as students.

What we can offer you:

- a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
- generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
- an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
- a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.