Laboratory Manager at UCL
Job Description
About us
The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, engineers, allied health professionals and researchers are constantly striving for innovative approaches to treatment.
This includes developing highly effective methods which go beyond the boundaries of conventional wisdom and treating each patient as an individual.
About the role
An individual is sought for this full-time post, based in the Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences laboratories. The post holder provides support to all sites: Royal Free Campus, Bloomsbury Campus and Stanmore campus.
The Division of Surgery and Interventional Science is an exciting and dynamic environment, and this post provides an excellent opportunity for the right applicant to develop and expand on a technical based career. The postholder will provide full technical support to the Academic staff, professional services staff and students of the Division.
Other:
• The advert will close on 30th November 2024 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early before the published closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.
Early application submission is recommended.
• Interview Date(s) are scheduled for: first week in December
• If you have any queries about the role, please contact Fidel Peacock on
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• The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work.
About you
The post holder must have good general education to BSc or MSc levels or equivalent or having acquired substantial relevant experience.
Background in research with experience in tissue and/or cellular/molecular biology
Experience with laboratory management.
Experience in preparing student practical classes in relevant subjects.
Must have ability to conduct risk assessments for experiments and laboratories.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.