lab technician Poole, England
Job description
Key information
Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.
The Faculty has a reputation for producing high quality graduates and world leading research. This is an opportunity to join a buoyant and growing department, which has seen growth in student numbers, significant investment in physical resources, state of the art laboratories and workshops and a growing research profile.
Reporting to the Design & Engineering Innovation Centre Manager and working within the Department’s Design & Engineering Innovation Centre, this role provides support across the portfolio of Design and Engineering courses at postgraduate and undergraduate level, as well as to PhD students and staff engaged in research and knowledge exchange activities.
You will have technical responsibility for all laboratory equipment, including mechanics of materials, fluids, thermodynamics & materials testing equipment in the Innovation Centre. You will also provide technical support for experimental-based undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD and staff research projects, as well as inspiring and motivating students about design and engineering.
You will have a higher education qualification in an engineering discipline and/or related industrial experience. You must also have experience in and understanding of engineering experimental techniques, maintenance of laboratory equipment and a sound understanding of Health and Safety Legislation in a laboratory environment. Skills in experimental rig making is essential and experience in manufacturing and machining including milling and turning is desirable. You should be willing to act as Radiation Protection Advisor & Laser Support Officer for the department, where training will be given. You must have the ability to work well with students and staff combined with a proactive and independent approach. Experience of experimental data collection techniques and technologies is desirable.
The department is committed to gender equality and is one of the first departments at BU to achieve an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. We have a strong team-based working style, and we support new staff in a friendly and collaborative environment and expect them to be excellent team players and communicators.
For further information on this post please contact Dr Diogo Montalvao, Head of Department of Design & Engineering on 01202 965513.
BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
