Senior Biology Technician

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Biology Technician to join the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Your main duties will include: -

Leading a team of technicians working within a discipline, building or other coherent area, as decided by the Head of Department, ensuring that the team duties are planned effectively and carried out in a timely and safe manner.
Coordinating with colleagues across buildings, the Head Technician and the Head of Department, to ensure effective and synchronous working practice across the department in both research and teaching.
Supporting the Head Technician in dealing with urgent and critical matters related to health and safety, equipment provision or events. This may include issues arising out of office hours, providing phone or in person expert advice and guidance to colleagues as appropriate.
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Dr Andrew Marriott, Head Technician at Andrew.marriott@edgehill.ac.uk or Anne Oxbrough, Head of Biology at anne.oxbrough@edgehill.ac.uk

As Senior Biology Technician, you will have:

The ability to lead a team to complete tasks to a high standard and in a timely manner.
A a flexible attitude and interest in developing new experimental approaches and learn new techniques
The ability to plan, organise and adapt day to day services in response to changing demand patterns
Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish, develop and maintain professional and collegiate relationships with students, colleagues, and stakeholders across the University and within the sector., Disability Confident
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A minimum of 36 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
Free foreign language evening classes
Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources
A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8%