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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 logistical 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.

Part-time or other flexible working arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

For further information about the role please contact Dr Brigite Rodrigues, Technical Supervisor on 01225 386476 or [email protected].

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.

Our ideal candidate will be:

• Able to demonstrate practical ability and manual dexterity
• Able to efficiently work alone with minimal 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 aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

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.

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